On Friday Washington Capitals fans not only saw the team lose 0-5 against the Edmonton Oilers but also witnessed T.J. Oshie crashing onto the ice in a horrifying accident. The head coach Spencer Carbery later informed that the forward won’t be joining the team on their road trip games for a while.
While the forward may be away from the front line, his presence is still missed by everyone on his team and the fans. Carbery also stated that no one can deny how much value he has added to the team and how his little plays and assists have cost the team their victory.
“He’s done a lot of good things for our team and a big reason why we are winning a lot of games. Yeah, it might not be in the game sheet every night, but I see it on the film.”Caps head coach Spencer Carbery as per RMNB.
Looking back at Adam Johnson’s spine-chilling incident, the NHL fans were visibly worried for T.J. Oshie as he has a history of suffering from concussions. From 2018 till now, he has suffered from five concussion incidents on ice, according to the RMNB report.
To ease the fan’s worry, Oshie’s wife Lauren Oshie, updated positive news of the 36-year-old on her Instagram story. She captioned stating,
“TJ’s doing much better this morning and instead of traveling with the team he will be recovering at home.”
NHL fans react as T.J. Oshie gets TRUCKED by Mattias Ekholm during Capitals vs Oilers game
T.J. Oshie’s eerie incident took place during the 2nd period of Friday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. The forward collided hard with Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm on the blue line. The clash itself is being debated by fans. Some say it’s an accident as Oshie came in front of Ekholm while others call out for a penalty.
Oshie seemingly hit on his head during the clash with Ekholm resulting in him dropping on the ice with a thud. He lay still for a couple of minutes as John Carlson waved toward their head athlete trainer Jason Serbus to attend to him. T.J. Oshie remained blanked out on the ice as fans got scared and concerned for the player.
As the forward was taken down to the locker room with the help of his teammate and trainer, the fans could be heard chanting “Let’s go Oshie” as a form of encouragement. He too waved to the fans to ease their heartbeat while the team went on to lose the game 0-5 against the Oilers.
Spencer Carbery says T.J. Oshie won’t travel with the team after suffering an upper-body injury on an open-ice hit in today’s loss to the Oilers. Tough break for No. 77 one game after he scored his first goal of the season.
— Matt Weyrich (@ByMattWeyrich) November 24, 2023
Ek felt so bad. It was a solid solid check.
— Don Jones (@DonJonesEsq) November 25, 2023
each player is entitled their right to the ice, both players collide. This is not interference, if anything, it’s interference on Oshie for not allowing the defender to defend.
— Jordan (@JordanSchiller) November 25, 2023
Why are people calling this a hit? It was an accidental collision. Ekholm was following the puck while Oshie cut across at the same time. They didn’t see each other until it was too late.
— UltimateAce (@Ultimate__Ace) November 24, 2023
on what planet is that not at least 2 minutes for interference?
— ronaldo fink mullen (@playboi__sharti) November 24, 2023
That's borderline for me. The puck is in the area and Oshie had his head down. Looks like Ekholm was trying to go through him to get to the puck.
— redblue32 (@redblue325) November 24, 2023
“No puck around Oshie there should definitely be a penalty”
The puck literally went in between his legs as the hit was being delivered.
Hometown analysts never disappoint with the biased takes and lack of professionalism in the moment.
— Bad Benny (@HereREGOagain) November 24, 2023
Um he didn’t have the puck. It’s a penalty
— Marc Rocco (@MAnnese8) November 25, 2023
Mattias Ekholm also appeared to reach out to Oshie after the hit, and is assumed he said “sorry” for hitting the forward. Ekholm was not issued a penalty, much to the fan’s surprise. T.J. Oshie has recorded only 1 goal and 1 assist so far in the season after appearing for 17 games during the 2023-24 season.
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