'It's got to go down as a thousand of the hardest games ever played in the NHL,' according to a former teammate. Here's how it all transpired.
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But that style of play also took its toll. Oshie played over 75 games just four times in his career. Upper-body injuries, lower-body injuries, surgeries, a series of concussions -- Oshie has experienced it all. "Well, he gives it to me pretty good sometimes," Oshie said."And I've gotten him a couple times too, but you can look at our sizes. He's obviously got a little bit of a higher swing speed than I've got."
"It was a pretty fun experience. For me, it wasn't as serious and nerve-wracking as maybe it was for everyone watching on TV back home," he said.Oshie was in the second year of a five-year contract when he reached stardom in Sochi. While the Blues hadn't broken through in the playoffs, he felt he was part of something they were building in St. Louis.
It didn't get any more fun than on June 7, 2018, when the Capitals and Oshie won the Stanley Cup for the first time. He dedicated it to his wife, Lauren, and beamed with pride that his children would be able to see his name etched on the Cup.Oshie's father, Tim, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2012 when he was 50 years old. T.J. celebrated the Stanley Cup win with his father on the ice, posing for photos with hockey's Holy Grail. Creating a memory that T.J.
Oshie dedicated the game to his late father."I have nothing but love for my teammates. I will be forever grateful for this night and especially because I got to share it with my brothers," he said after the game.
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