TJ Oshie

In radio interview, Brian MacLellan says Capitals ‘unlikely’ to expose TJ Oshie in Expansion Draft

On Breakdown Day, Brian MacLellan said TJ Oshie was “a big part” of the Capitals’ organization but was unwilling to say if the team would protect the star winger during the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft.

During a recent radio interview with 106.7 The Fan’s Grant & Danny, MacLellan went much further and commented on Oshie’s possible exposure in the draft. The Capitals general manager qualified it as “unlikely,” but he still gave the organization some wiggle room to change its mind later in the summer.

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Brian MacLellan calls TJ Oshie ‘a big part of our organization’, but does not say if the team will protect him ahead of Expansion Draft

TJ Oshie made an impassioned plea on Breakdown Day to finish his career in DC and avoid being left exposed for the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft by general manager Brian MacLellan. Oshie, if exposed, could be coveted by Seattle for his offensive skill, leadership, popularity, and ties to the area. While a crapshoot, cutting ties now could also benefit Washington no matter how difficult a seperation may be. Oshie is 34 and has four years remaining on an eight-year, $46 million deal.

“My allegiance is here,” Oshie said. “I’ve done, I feel like, as much as I can to prove this is where I want to be. I’ve got family out there. That’s great, but Washington’s where I want to be. I’ve bled and cried here. This is where I want to stay long term. People can speculate and make assumptions about what I want to do or what I like. People bring up the ‘C.’ That stuff is not that important to me. ”

Wednesday, MacLellan was asked where he stood on Oshie’s future ahead of the Expansion Draft being held in late July.

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