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.
Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
Alleged intruder at Peruvian embassy in U.S. shot dead by Secret Service
China's Hubei launches first freight train via China
Xi Focus: Xi Stresses Consolidating Agricultural Foundation, Advancing Rural Revitalization
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
Police will not save us from gun violence: U.S. media
China's first artificial bred Pallas's cat dies
World political party leaders hail CPC's people
Bella Hadid goes braless in a thigh
Xinjiang launches first full timetable for China
Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
European Sand Sculpture Championships held in Zandvoort, the Netherlands