TJ Oshie retires

[Koivu11]

 

[Zirakzigil]

 

[Johnny Concussion]

I think he was pretty pivotal in the Capitals Stanley Cup. Whatever you can say about TJ Oshie, he won a cup. Goodbye TJ.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good career and good luck in retirement

 

[PistolPete]

Can't lie, never saw him enough to even offer up an opinion on his game. His stats? Averagish

 

[um]

Can't lie, never saw him enough to even offer up an opinion on his game. His stats? Averagish

Thanks for not lying.

 

[PistolPete]

Thanks for not lying.

Just call me George.

 

[stephenball]

Maybe my favorite Capital ever. Very talented with great hands, a guy you could rarely accuse of having a lazy night. Played much bigger than his size, which probably led to his injuries that kept piling up (I believe he said at one point his back was so bad he couldn’t get off the floor and was peeing in bottles). He’d come back from injuries and just play the way he played before, no use trying to get him to take it easy, it just wasn’t in his nature.

I think he’ll have a job somewhere in the Caps organization the rest of his working days if he wants. Extremely beloved in the Capitals world.

 

[PistolPete]

Maybe my favorite Capital ever. Very talented with great hands, a guy you could rarely accuse of having a lazy night. Played much bigger than his size, which probably led to his injuries that kept piling up (I believe he said at one point his back was so bad he couldn’t get off the floor and was peeing in bottles). He’d come back from injuries and just play the way he played before, no use trying to get him to take it easy, it just wasn’t in his nature.

Makes me wonder what kind if quality of life he'll have from here on. 38 is ancient for an athlete but youngish for a life span.

 

[Tryblot]

TJ Oshie wasn't in St Louis very long, but I have very fond memories of him. I'm glad he won his cup, but would have loved for him to be a part of the cup team in 2019. He would have fit that team well.

 

[StreetHawk]

Maybe my favorite Capital ever. Very talented with great hands, a guy you could rarely accuse of having a lazy night. Played much bigger than his size, which probably led to his injuries that kept piling up (I believe he said at one point his back was so bad he couldn’t get off the floor and was peeing in bottles). He’d come back from injuries and just play the way he played before, no use trying to get him to take it easy, it just wasn’t in his nature.

I think he’ll have a job somewhere in the Caps organization the rest of his working days if he wants. Extremely beloved in the Capitals world.

He was 6 feet tall, but really thick.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

One of my favorite Caps ever. Heart and soul guy who played bigger than he was. Certainly part of the core who brought the Caps home a Cup. Enjoy retirement, Osh.

 

[PistolPete]

He was 6 feet tall, but really thick.

How much did he weigh?
According to one site he was only 187 pounds

 

[CupsOverCash]

I just think about his epic shootout for team usa.

 

[Tryblot]

His back to back hits in literal back yo back nights against Rick Nash was incredible for someone his size. I think that was 09

 

[SEALBound]

Thanks for the 2014 Olympic thrills, TJ.

 

[HansonBro]

That has got to be one banged up body. My gosh.

And to the other poster...he was in St.Louis for like 7 years. That's not a short time

 

[adsfan]

Even though he played for North Dakota (not Wisconsin) and St Louis (not Nashville), I liked him. Terrific in a Shoot Out, almost 700 NHL points, 21 points in 24 games to help win the Stanley Cup. Playing for the US. He had a very good career!

 

[Bender Duster]

Great career! Wonder if he’ll land a job with the Caps or dedicate most of his time to his Warroad equipment line?

 

[ReturnOfTheDrai]

Maybe my favorite Capital ever. Very talented with great hands, a guy you could rarely accuse of having a lazy night. Played much bigger than his size, which probably led to his injuries that kept piling up (I believe he said at one point his back was so bad he couldn’t get off the floor and was peeing in bottles). He’d come back from injuries and just play the way he played before, no use trying to get him to take it easy, it just wasn’t in his nature.

I think he’ll have a job somewhere in the Caps organization the rest of his working days if he wants. Extremely beloved in the Capitals world.

He should be a shootout specialist for the Caps.

 

[stephenball]

Makes me wonder what kind if quality of life he'll have from here on. 38 is ancient for an athlete but youngish for a life span.

 

[PistolPete]

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That's good.

Thing about injuries though is they have a way of popping up again later in life.

I hear it often from people about how some injury they had as a teen even came back to haunt them 20, 30 years later.

 

[BHD]

I thought he scored more than 300 goals. Like, I'm not knocking the guy. Scoring 300 goals - let alone a goal - in the NHL is impressive, but the guy played 15+ seasons.

 

[PistolPete]

I thought he scored more than 300 goals. Like, I'm not knocking the guy. Scoring 300 goals - let alone a goal - in the NHL is impressive, but the guy played 15+ seasons.

25 per 82
Decent second line number

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Nice career overall for ol' Timothy Jimothy.