The Washington Captials have re-signed winger T.J. Oshie to an eight year contract extension worth $46 million – a $5.75 million cap hit.
The 30-year old Oshie was drafted 24th overall in the 2005 draft by the Blues.
Capitals Today: GM Brian MacLellan on Oshie’s signing.
“T.J. is an invaluable member of our team and we felt it was imperative for us to re-sign him in a competitive free agent market,” said MacLellan. “T.J. is a highly competitive player with a tremendous skill set; he epitomizes the kind of player our team must have in order for us to continue to put ourselves in a position to compete in this League.”
Here’s the year-by-year breakdown of the Oshie deal with the #Caps, expressed in millions of dollars: pic.twitter.com/GJyfmGb9cV
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) June 23, 2017
Thoughts from the media …
Cap Friendly: “T.J. Oshie’s extension with the #Caps includes a Modified NTC in all 8 years. Yrs 1-4: 15 team No Trade list Yrs 5-8: 10 team No Trade list”
JJ Regan: “Good news is $5.75 million is not bad cap hit. Bad news is that he’s 30 now. Hard to see him living up to this in later years of the deal”
JJ Regan: “This almost certainly means Justin Williams will be gone. #Caps”
Luke Fox: “T.J. Oshie’s shooting percentage of 23.1% was the best of any NHLer who skated in more than 30 games in in 2016-17. Perfect contract year.”
Tom Gulitti: “Eight years is the max a player can get for re-signing with his team (7 is max for signing with another team). $5.75 mil is reasonable AAV.”
DobberHockey: “Don’t worry Caps fans, you won’t have to pay all eight years of that. The lockout will free up one of those years.”
Brian Wilde: “I love Oshie but 8 years? He has a better chance of arthritis than finishing that deal as a strong NHLer.”
NHL Numbers: “Oshie scored a career-high 33 goals last season. He turns 31 in December, so he’ll be 38 years old when the contract expires.”
Todd Cordell: “Oshie is on the wrong side of 30 and due to regress after shooting 24% this year (10% above career average). I like him, not the contract.”
one of these things is not like the others pic.twitter.com/6tX6lmmHGL
— Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) June 23, 2017