Oshie thinks Capitals can win multiple Cups
With his new eight-year, $46-million contract now official, Capitals sniper T.J. Oshie is ready to spend the rest of his career in Washington.
While his long-term future is now settled, Oshie knows he still has some unfinished business to attend to.
"I feel like I’m a competitor and a guy that at the end of my career, if I haven’t had a Stanley Cup, I would think of my career as somewhat of a letdown," Oshie said on CSN’s "Capitals Faceoff Podcast" on Friday.
"And so this is it for me. This is the last deal for me, and I obviously signed in Washington. So I have a lot of belief that this group can get it done, and I have a lot of expectations that we’re going to get it done more than once."
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More than one Cup might be a tall order for a team that struggled to get the job done against the eighth-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs in this year's opening round of the playoffs. But when your roster boasts the likes of Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, and Nicklas Backstrom, it's easier to understand Oshie's confidence.
Despite the club's struggles in the postseason, Washington is still a force to be reckoned with in the East, and will be a Cup contender for the foreseeable future.
Oshie has definitely been doing his part since arriving in D.C. The talented pivot earned his $46 million by racking up a career-high 33 goals last season to go along with 23 assists while averaging 17:51 of ice time.
Multiple rings would be nice. But at this point, Oshie and Co. should just focus on making a Cup Final, something the team hasn't done since 1998.
- With H/T to The Washington Post