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NHL fines but does not suspend Josh Morrissey for wrestling maneuver that injured TJ Oshie

The Department of Player Safety announced their punishment for Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey Thursday afternoon, and I promise, you’re going to love it.

Morrissey, as you’ll recall, utilized a WWE move to slam TJ Oshie to the ice. The unpenalized play not only allowed the Jets to ice the game with an empty-net goal, but it also injured and knocked Oshie woozy, a player with a history of concussions.

After having a hearing with the player, DoPS fined Morrissey $8,467.74, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Josh Morrissey will have a hearing with NHL Player Safety over his throw down of TJ Oshie

In the waning minutes of Wednesday nights bout with the Winnipeg Jets, defenseman Josh Morrissey did his best Cody Rhodes impression when he performed a Side Russian Legsweep on TJ Oshie.

While news has yet to come out on Oshie’s condition after the maneuver, Morrissey will meet with NHL Player Safety to determine if supplemental punishment is required. There was no penalty called on the play.

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By Julia Karron On November 15, 2018 1 Comment

TJ Oshie injured after being dropped on head by Josh Morrissey

Braden Holtby and Michal Kempny were both unable to suit up in Wednesday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. When the actual puck was dropped, things did not get any better for the Capitals.

In the first period, Washington lost their top point-getter Evgeny Kuznetsov to injury after a head shot. In the waning minutes of the game, star forward TJ Oshie, who has had at least four documented concussions in his career, was dropped on his head by defenseman Josh Morrissey.

“You can tell he’s not right over there on the bench,” the Jets play-by-play announcer said. After the game, Capitals head coach Todd Reirden mentioned Oshie was injured late in the game, but did not have an update on his condition.

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By Ian Oland On November 14, 2018 3 Comments

TJ Oshie tweets out ‘Free Willy 3’ movie poster featuring Tom Wilson

TJ Oshie seems to have a knack at Photoshop. After previously creating two photoshopped images based on the movie Free Willy, with his latest masterpiece coming after the suspension to Tom Wilson during last seasons playoffs, Oshie is back at it again on Twitter.

After Wilson’s recent suspension for his hit against Oscar Sundqvist was reduced from 20 games to 14, Oshie fired up his photoshopping machine again with a new Free Willy 3 poster. Wilson will play tonight against the Minnesota Wild on a line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

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By Julia Karron On November 13, 2018 1 Comment

Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and TJ Oshie will be reunited on the first line during the Coyotes game

RMNB’s Peter Hassett wrote Saturday that it was time to break up Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov on the first line. Apparently, head coach Todd Reirden agrees.

In the coach’s pregame press conference, Reirden told reporters that Alex Ovechkin will be reunited with Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie during Sunday’s matinee game against the Arizona Coyotes.

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By Ian Oland On November 11, 2018 0 Comment

Report: Evgeni Malkin will not be suspended for hitting TJ Oshie in the head

ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski is reporting that the NHL’s Department of Player Safety will not suspend or discipline Evgeni Malkin for his shoulder to the head of TJ Oshie.

The hit sent Oshie to concussion protocol, but the Osh Babe returned and you know what happened next.

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By Ian Oland On November 8, 2018 0 Comment

TJ Oshie gives stick he scored game-winning goal with to fan after game

TJ Oshie had one of those games you’ll never forget as a fan.

Oshie suffered two brutal shots to the head during the game — a high stick to the eye and a shoulder to the chin from Evgeni Malkin. After receiving several stitches on the bridge of his nose in the first period and going through concussion protocol in the third, the Capitals forward managed to return to late in the game and scored the decisive goal.

Sure, those things are cool and speak to TJ’s toughness as a hockey player. But it’s what happened after the game which showed some insight into Oshie’s character as a human being.

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By Ian Oland On November 8, 2018 0 Comment

Suspended Tom Wilson called TJ Oshie an ‘absolute gamer’ after game-winning goal against Penguins

Tom Wilson may be suspended, but he made his presence known on Twitter Wednesday after the Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Wilson praised TJ Oshie for being an “absolute gamer.” Oshie left the Penguins game twice for two separate head injuries before returning late in the third period and scoring the game-winning goal with 1:14 remaining.

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By Ian Oland On November 8, 2018 0 Comment