3 past Capitals offseason deals that led to postseason success

#1 T.J. Oshie

I’m going to break this slide into two parts. The first part about the Caps trading Pheonix Copley and Troy Brouwer for T.J. Oshie in the summer of 2015. This was a blockbuster deal and one that would help the Caps ultimately win the Cup a few years later.

Oshie even had experience on the big stage, leading Team USA to a shootout upset over Team Russia in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Although the Caps came short in the playoffs a couple of springs in a row, Oshie had his clutch moments including a hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016.

When 2017 hit, Brian MacLellan had a big decision to make. And that’s where we’ll break this part of the slide down. This was an important contract extension and the team got it right by extending Oshie to an eight year, $46 million deal.

Oshie makes $5.75 million per season. That season saw the Caps win the Cup and in that spring Oshie had eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points. Oshie has since dealt with injuries but when healthy he’s still been effective on the Caps.

Oshie is with the Caps through the 2024-25 season. He hopes for a healthier year coming up.