ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — T.J. Oshie lingered on the ice long after many of his Washington Capitals teammates departed for the locker room following the loss that eliminated them from the playoffs.
His family was at all four games, including in New York, just in case.
They could be the final ones he plays in the NHL.
Oshie isn’t calling it a career just yet, but the 37-year-old winger acknowledged Tuesday he and doctors must find a solution to his chronic back problems before committing to return for a 17th season.
“I’d love to play next year, but I will need to come back with somewhat of a guarantee that my back won’t be — it’s hard putting everyone through the situation,” Oshie said. “I’d like to find just an answer and a fix to the problem before I make another run at it.”
Oshie’s back and other injuries limited him to 52 of 82 games during the regular season, and he played the series finale against the Rangers with a broken left hand.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Adam Peaty shares lovedUruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera retires from international soccerHow Columbia's protest of the IsraelChannel 4 'spark axe fears as they halt production on a fanTrump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally with comparison to campus protestsDusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement awardUruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera retires from international soccerSenators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abusedU.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unionsMariners put leadoff
3.1452s , 6574.8203125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Capitals' T.J. Oshie hopes to play next season ,Earthly Insights news portal