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Capitals include TJ Oshie’s father in emotional intro video for 2021-22 season

The Washington Capitals began the 2021-22 regular season with a 5-1 win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday. But before the players took the ice that night, the Capitals’ game entertainment team aired its new intro for the year.

This season’s opening video expertly weaves through a bunch of stock footage but also includes cameos from several members of the Capitals family who aren’t current players. Alex Semin, Sergei Ovechkin, and Millie Mantha are all featured in the 90-second video.

The part that choked us up was the tribute to TJ Oshie’s father, Tim, who passed away in May.

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By Chris Cerullo and Ian Oland 1 week ago

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TJ Oshie: Hendrix Lapierre ‘is a super talented young kid’ and an ‘awesome, awesome, awesome guy’

The Washington Capitals have a big decision to make heading into their season opener on Wednesday night. If Nicklas Backstrom is unable to play against the New York Rangers, which appears likely, who will center the third center spot in his absence: Connor McMichael or Hendrix Lapierre? Both prospects are accomplished outside the NHL and their performances during this year’s preseason make them both worthy of the spot.

Lapierre earned the final start of the preseason in the position after McMichael had his opportunity to center Conor Sheary and TJ Oshie Wednesday against the Bruins.

Oshie seems particularly enamored with Lapierre and threw a lot of praise towards the French Canadian prospect after the Capitals’ 5-3 victory over the Flyers, Friday.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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Tom Wilson teases TJ Oshie for always fighting the toughest guys on other teams: ‘You got in there, man’

After a mostly un-fighty preseason, the Washington Capitals had all the fights against the Philadelphia Flyers in their preseason finale on Friday.

The chaos began late in the second period after Garrett Wilson (no relation to Tom Wilson) threw a hard, legal hit on defenseman Michal Kempny along the boards. The bodycheck immediately got the attention of TJ Oshie, who was concerned about Kempny’s well-being after suffering three severe left leg injuries over the last three years.

So the six-foot Osh dropped his gloves and threw hands with Wilson, a heavyweight forward apparently unconcerned that the mammoth 6-foot-3, 218-pound journeyman had fought 65 times throughout his 13-year junior, minor league, and NHL career.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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TJ Oshie was 2-percent worried he might be left unprotected in the Expansion Draft. Now? ‘I’m so happy to be here. This is my home.’

One of the biggest dramas headed into the Expansion Draft was if the Washington Capitals would protect TJ Oshie. Oshie, 34, had just completed the fourth season of an eight-year contract where he has a cap hit of $5.75 million per season. With NHL teams stuck dealing with a flat cap over the next few seasons, it made sense if the Capitals wanted to make the Osh Babe available – no matter how painful. Instead, the beloved forward had one of his best seasons as a pro, forcing Capitals GM Brian MacLellan to make him one of 11 players on the team’s protected list.

On Thursday, after the first on-ice day of Capitals Training Camp, Oshie said he was 98 percent sure he would remain in DC. The two percent of uncertainty came after the Seattle Kraken announced their head coach.

“When I saw [Dave Hakstol] went there… I was like hmmm,” Oshie said laughing. Hakstol was Oshie’s head coach in college and the person who helped the winger develop into a star.

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By Ian Oland 4 weeks ago

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The 10 best photos the Capitals shared from Media Day

The Washington Capitals are officially back, you guys!

The team held Media Day on Wednesday – its first official day of 2021 Training Camp. The team and its partners, such as NBC Sports Washington, took video and photos for future game broadcasts and promotions.

The Capitals shared a bunch of media throughout the day.

Here were our favorite posts.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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With dad’s help, one-year-old Campbell Oshie skates for the first time at Medstar Capitals Iceplex

The Oshie family, back from the west coast, returned to Washington DC and had a day out on the rink, Monday.

TJ Oshie put his one-year-old son Campbell in skates for the very first time.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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TJ Oshie says Capitals haven’t spoken to him about Expansion Draft this summer

For the last year, TJ Oshie’s name has been bandied about as a possible selection for the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 Expansion Draft. But as time has passed, a possible split between Oshie and the Capitals seems less and less likely as it appears GM Brian MacLellan plans to protect the fan-favorite forward in the draft.

“We’re gonna try and resist exposing Osh,” MacLellan said in late May. “I think he’s a big part of what we’ve done and he’s had a good year here. He’s a big part of our locker room. He’s a big part of our on-ice team. He brings energy every day. He brings a compete level. He makes everybody better that’s around him.

During the American Century Championship earlier this week, Oshie was asked if the Capitals had spoken to him about the draft.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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New long drive leader TJ Oshie hit a golf ball very, very far at the American Century Championship

TJ Oshie doesn’t need the Happy Gilmore hitch to have Happy Gilmore power.

Thursday, during the American Century Championship, Oshie overtook Patrick Mahomes as the new long drive leader after having a 369 yard carry on one of his drives.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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The Washington Capitals traded for TJ Oshie six years ago today

Happy Oshiversary, everybody!

On July 2, 2015, the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues completed a blockbuster deal that sent shockwaves around the hockey world. The Capitals acquired dynamite forward TJ Oshie from the St. Louis Blues for veteran Stanley Cup-winner Troy Brouwer, prospect goaltender Pheonix Copley, and a 2016 third-round pick (that eventually turned into first-round pick Tage Thompson).

The move was one of several important acquisitions that then-new general manager Brian MacLellan made that eventually got the Capitals over the hump and led them to their first Stanley Cup in 2018.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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TJ Oshie’s name included in Seattle Kraken news story announcing first head coach in team history, Dave Hakstol

At the end of the season, TJ Oshie, long rumored to be a possible pick in the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, said he wanted to finish his career with the Capitals.

“Washington’s where I want to be. I’ve bled and cried here,” Oshie said, pleading not to be left exposed. “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.”

Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan wouldn’t guarantee the 34-year-old Oshie would be one of the team’s protected skaters, but did say him being exposed would be unlikely. “We’re gonna try and resist exposing Osh,” he said.

Weeks later, the Kraken hired their first head coach in franchise history, Dave Hakstol, and Oshie’s name was included in the Seattle Kraken’s news story announcing the hire. 🤔

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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