The 35-year-old veteran told Sportsnet Thursday that he is “99 percent sure” that he will not be back for the 2017-18 campaign.
“…With the young guys and the experience [the Oilers] have to gain, it’ll be hard for me to get into the lineup,” Hendricks said in the Sportsnet phone interview. “It’s hard to have a fourth-line guy who is good in the room and stuff if I’m going to be sat out every night. I totally understand it, but it’s not going to work for either side.