Ducks’ Adam Henrique: ‘I want to be healthy going into the summer’

| UPDATED:ANAHEIM — Ducks forward Adam Henrique looked to be channeling his inner Patrick Eaves, showing impressive beard growth in the time he has been out of the lineup with an injured knee.“That will take a long time,” Henrique said, of approaching Eaves. “It is something I’ve been working on, I guess, the whole time I’ve been out. Not much else to do.”

The state of Henrique has been trending in a positive way. He was able to finally take part in a meaningful practice, at the morning skate at Honda Center, for the first time since suffering the injury on Feb. 21 at Tampa Bay. After the Ducks-Blues games, there will be nine games remaining in the regular season and Henrique is competing with the calendar. The veteran doesn’t have anything to prove at this stage of his career, but he explained on Saturday morning why he is pushing to return.

“It’s just more for me,” said Henrique, who had 19 goals and 14 assists in 57 games. “The timeline and the time left in the season – it’s pretty close. We’ve taken steps, the progression of where we think we will be and where we are at times. Things have come along well. “I think it’s just more for me to get a couple of games where it’s more peace of mind really. I’m not trying to rush back for anything. On a personal note, I want to be healthy going into the summer and not have to worry about anything. Part of that would be to get a couple of games in. Where you can be out there and play and not have any doubt or think about the knee.”

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