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Basically, TJ Oshie is a Braden Holtby stan

Ultimate teammate TJ Oshie might be pandering, but we’re going to give him some dap anyways.

The NHL’s 2020 winner of the Best Pregame Ritual took to Twitter on Saturday to answer a question posed by the NHL.

“One game to win the @StanleyCup. Which goalie are you taking? 🤔” the NHL asked. It then offered five goalies for your consideration: Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist, Tuukka Rask, Braden Holtby, and Corey Crawford. All but Hank have won a Stanley Cup.

Oshie responded with “@Holts170,” which, if you ask us, is the correct answer.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Capitals players’ families celebrate Father’s Day with precious photos with their kids

Washington Capitals players and their wives took to social media to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday. This year’s holiday comes as all major sports are suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Capitals posted a highlight video featuring Instagram Story videos and photos featuring players playing with their kids.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson’s butt taps were named the NHL’s Best Pregame Ritual

TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson may never win an individual NHL award, but together, they have created history.

Oshie and Wilson’s butt taps, where they whack each other in the derrière with their hockey sticks, has won the NHL’s Fans Choice Award as the Best Pregame Ritual.

I’m not sure if I should offer them congratulations or buy them each a bottle of Blu Emu numbing cream.

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By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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TJ Oshie launches COVID-19 relief auction

Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie started auction to raise money for the COVID-19 Critical Needs Fund at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Featured items include a framed team-signed Stanley Cup jersey from Oshie’s personal jersey collection, a meet and greet, a game-used stick, and a 30-minute Zoom call.

The auction is being hosted on Handbid and will end on Wednesday, June 17 at 3 PM.

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By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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TJ Oshie got chills re-watching this Capitals’ Stanley Cup video from 2018

TJ Oshie recently took two Twitter to reminisce about the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup championship. Sunday marked the two-year anniversary of the Caps’ Game Five victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Oshie re-posted the video that the team made and published the morning of Game Five.

“#Chills,” Oshie wrote.

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By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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Here’s Capitals players doing random chores and activities shirtless

Memorial Day weekend is here – the unofficial start of summer where temperatures rise, grills get fired up, and pools re-open.

For many quarantining Washington Capitals players, however, they haven’t waited for the change of season to do activities sans shirts.

Let’s review.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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This photo of all the Oshie kids together will brighten your Saturday

Lauren Oshie logged into Instagram on Saturday and shared a wonderful photo of her three kids together.

The snapshot of Leni, Campbell, and Lyla is tremendous and it’s the details that will really make you smile.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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TJ Oshie sends video thanking frontline nurse who’s caring for COVID-19 patients at NYC’s Mount Sinai Hospital

TJ Oshie made one frontline worker’s day who really needed a pick-me-up.

Longtime Capitals fan Jackie Greeves is a nurse currently working at ground zero of the battle against the novel coronavirus: Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Over 18k people have died in NYC, and Queens, where the hospital is located, has had the highest number of COVID-19 deaths of any United States county.

Oshie recorded a video and sent it to Jackie after being tipped off by her fanhood for the Capitals.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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