T.J. Oshie Leaves Game After Receiving Hit From Mattias Ekholm

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[@JohnnySyn]

Ekholm is all class. He definitely doesn't want anyone to ever get hurt

[@That540iMSport]

I don’t think any NHL fan dislikes him he’s pure class Every franchise wants a guy like that

[@ryanc.510]

Yea from what Ive seen he’s more like Trouba. Physical but not dirty. Unlike guys like Nurse or Evander Kane.

[@That540iMSport]

@@ryanc.510 or Marchand that little pest

[@AdBul_]

Lmao how is he not dirty? He gave a massive hit to a guy that didnt see him and didnt have the puck. 100% intent to injury here, 10 game suspension would be justified for him.

[@That540iMSport]

@@AdBul_ lmao you have never played I can tell just by that comment

[@AthwalJag]

Not an Oilers or Caps fan but Ekholm is a world class guy and this was a freak accident. Hope Oshie is okay.

[@Kieva_Storm]

No. It's not a freak accident. You can't just play the body on him. At no point has he had possession of the puck in this play. Bad hit, maybe just bad judgment, but you cannot make this hit.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

​@@Kieva_StormCaps fan here and Ekholm was clearly playing the puck carrier and Oshie just skated into his lane

[@bradstokes3067]

​@@Kieva_StormHe was going for the puck carrier, not Oshie.

[@user-rk8jr9sq6b]

@@Kieva_Storm Your lack of hockey playing experience is showing. Shhh.

[@Kieva_Storm]

@user-rk8jr9sq6b I'm sorry my 30 years of playing experience isn't enough for you to not be a keyboard judgmentalist on the internet. How many years you played hockey bud?. It's interference. You are entitled only to the space you occupy, not the lane your opponent throws a pick on. If there were a sudden change in direction by both players itd be different, but Ekholm actively chooses to check. Oshie never possessed the puck, and isn't expecting to be hit. As I said in a comment below, probably not malicious, just bad judgment. But your intentions do not dictate whether or not you committed an infraction. The action does.

[@Archrid]

Yeah, I don't think Ekholm did anything wrong, looking at the replay. Just an unfortunate occurrence. Hope Oshie isn't too badly hurt :/

[@joesavary6081]

That sure looked innocent, but unfortunate

[@leangroundbeef2322]

Oshie got hit with his head down and he didn’t even have the puck ☠️

[@josefharasek7487]

are you crazy?

[@xjpsmithx]

He wasn't the puck carrier. You can't just plow anyone, whenever. Lol. Interference for sure.

[@jeffreyboorman9805]

Yeah. Interference on tj oshie for attempting a pick

[@Sam26r]

Unfortunate to see this. Ekky is a top notch guy and this was clearly an accident.

[@danielleeanes8760]

Ekholm is a good dude for hanging around to apologize like that. Nice to see

[@StevenMolnar]

Ekholm is a class act man, he's just one of those guys you can't dislike, regardless of what team he's on.

[@OliviaKawaiiArts]

It's important to remember right now that Oshie has had a history of multiple concussions. Once you've had a single concussion if you recieve another it will be worse due to the repeated movement of your brain in your skull. I hope he will be alright and recover soon. I may be a Leafs fan but I'll admit it's extremely difficult to not like Oshie.

[@user-wz7eq2qz3c]

He's hiding multiple concussions because he has a bad habit of crossing the offensive blue line and not looking around lack of awareness

[@user-wz7eq2qz3c]

Had not hiding

[@OliviaKawaiiArts]

@@user-wz7eq2qz3c while I agree with what you're saying in terms of the reason for him getting said concussions you can't deny that this could be very bad for him now as ANY injury to the head can be denoted as serious in nature

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Could be a blessing in disguise for Washington. He's one of the veterans who need to be benched and if it is career ending then that's another 5m in cap hit off the books

[@AzNightmare]

*Yeah... tbh it didn't look that big of a hit for that kind of an outcome. We've seen players get hit much harder and get back up or skate off shaken, but not down and out like that.*

[@dennisschultz9180]

T.J has always been one of those players you cannot dislike, even when playing against your team.

[@NESADDICT]

As a Penguins fan I concur.

[@awwwshucks443]

Facts

[@rayh592]

This was interference by Oshie, dirty as always.

[@tkdamusicman]

​@@NESADDICTfr

[@ryanc.510]

@@rayh592there was no penalty by anyone here dude

[@corey6393]

Looks like an accidental pick and roll collision. Hope Oshie is OK after this.

[@arleymassey2998]

I agree, Oshie coming in offside was not at all what Ekholm was expecting

[@robertkilmartin350]

My thought exactly. Ekholm was actually going to cover the other guy, and Oshie turned into him. Just a collision

[@fleatactical7390]

@@arleymassey2998 Exactly.

[@meyou8141]

Kind of a weird play. Puck carrier crossed behind Oshie and lost the puck in Oshie's feet, which caused Oshie to glance down and not see Ekholm. Ekholm is crossing over and following his man and the puck and catches Oshie by accident. Oshie has a few concussions and his father died from a brain disease, probably best to maximize time with family.

[@spencerweiss6337]

That would suck so much for hockey as a whole, but he’s had a hell of a career - hope he’s ok

[@Proffa666]

Unfortunate hit. Nice to see that Ekholm is a class act

[@ceedub619cameraman3]

Yes hitting guys who don't have the puck...real classy

[@mattmakuta]

@@ceedub619cameraman3found the moron

[@bvldr]

@@ceedub619cameraman3you have a smooth brain

[@ceedub619cameraman3]

@bvldr graduated with a 3.99 GPA so agreed.

[@Leafsdude_]

@@ceedub619cameraman3 Just proof the education system is flawed.

[@robertkilmartin350]

Even if it was my favorite player down, I couldn't see a problem with this hit. Not even a hit... more of a collision . Oshie was crossing in and Ekholm was actually trying to pick up the other guy behind him. This was just two guys pretty much bumping into each other with their heads down. Ekholm picked his head up, so he was prepared for the contact , Oshie wasn't.

[@MrOCal]

It’s hard not to like Oshie. Hope he’s alright and is back in the lineup soon.

[@BobWolf006]

Ekholm is trying to go for the puck and Oshie ran into him with his head down.

[@trvman1]

but Caps fans will not see that. They only see what they want to see.

[@muSPKWoW]

100% this reply.

[@core8860]

that should be 2 min. penalty to oshie for interference !

[@cookieman136]

That’s what I saw too. Announcer says the puck wasn’t in the vicinity. It’s right at Oshies feet.

[@jaybirdtapsnracks3460]

Either Oshie had the puck and it's a clean hit, or he didn't have the puck and it's interference on Oshie.@@cookieman136

[@Nite640]

god thats so unfortunate, with his history thats just really rough. hoping for the best for Oshie.

[@Mandalor10]

Doesn't look like Eky ment any harm. He was never a dirty player in Nashville. Hopefully Oshie is ok

[@NintenJoe09]

Ekholm didn’t do anything wrong here. Looked like he saw Oshie at the last second and braced himself. Unfortunate situation and hope he recovers quickly.

[@dps0610]

That’s so scary for how little contact was made. I hope he’s ok and takes however long needed to heal.

[@t.k.1448]

Ekholm is all class. Hope T.J. is OK.

[@tommyfenn4040]

Hope Oshie is ok he is my favorite capitals player hope he recovers

[@jockejocke1]

You could hear a pin drop in that arena at this moment.

[@beccahaaby1007]

Oshie tried a pick move, Eckholm didn't do anything illegal.

[@kentonriggs9406]

That's not how a pick play works.... just unfortunate collision

[@jrusz8624]

as a life long capitals fan - dc native - i have never heard the cap one that quiet....ever. prayers and blessings to tj

[@advanceromance2656]

The puck is literally touching 77's back left skate a split second before he's hit and when he hits the deck the puck is inches from his face shield. Ekholm is playing the puck. Oshie was trying to lay a casual pick with his head down and physics took over. Hope 77 was just winded and didn't injure his shoulder.

[@lucnessmonster]

It goes so quiet in there wow

[@TheClumsyChicken]

Definitely no intention of injuring, to me it looks like they both tried to crisscross and ran into each other and Oshie being in a vulnerable position not expecting it. Ek’s physical but not a dirty player, good on him for apologizing, hope Oshie’s okay though

[@That540iMSport]

Ekholm is all class that’s a guy you want on your team and everyone respects you

[@Kallogee]

Another concussion for him,,,

[@cooperstone7533]

Accident , ekholm handled it w class. Feel bad for oshie:(

[@owenator]

It may not look like it, but I think Ekholm was actually going for the player carrying the puck but Oshie came in between them. If you play it at normal speed, it definitely would seem more likely

[@beanlegume9965]

That’s definitely what it looks like to anyone who doesn’t despise the Oilers. Eckholm has never been a dirty player, and doesn’t even throw unnecessary hits.

[@tonychen3368]

I only see T.J and Matias collide with each other, that's it, if some of you guys are calling Embellishment on T.J or a four game suspension on Matias, it won't happen, its just a unfortunate accident, and Matias knows he does not want anybody injured.

[@safejewel2072]

Man I hope Oshie recovers from this. Hats off to everyone on the ice who recognized the situation and made sure Oshie got help

[@ShlumpGaming]

Good no call from the refs, clearly an accident. Oshie is my favorite player so this sucks as he's always injured in the most ridiculous of ways.

[@chrismac5560]

Just because it was an "accident" and wasn't intentional doesn't change the fact that it was textbook interference. Is an accidental high stick not high sticking? Is that puck over the glass not a penalty because the player accidentally got too much under it while trying to chip it off the glass? Nope that's not how the game works, if everything was called based off of intention then every game would be 0-0 because the goalie intended on stopping that puck that got past him and into his net but yet nearly every puck shot near the goal would also count as a goal as 99% of the time the puck is shot with the intention of scoring a goal. That is textbook interference and an awful no call which likely significantly effected the storyline of the game

[@franksharal5512]

​@@chrismac5560dude go to bed lol your an angry capitals fan

[@P0W3RH0U53]

Man he really barely made contact, I am surprised he received that much damage out of it. Definitely his unfortunate head history popping up there :(

[@CheckmorrisFR]

Kinda high speed and also looks like he wasn't expecting a hit which can be devastating

[@daveperella1263]

After each concussion the next one take less force to do more damage

[@aryan-ud1lw]

much faster than you think, and that collision with the ice was much more intense because it is unexpecting

[@WilliamStewart1]

@@CheckmorrisFR This exactly, bracing/preparing for a hit makes all the difference. Doesn't help that he has a past with head injuries.

[@washington_caps4360]

Absolutely love Osh. Glad to see he’s okay, very unfortunate.

[@tuttifrutti2229]

Dang , hope he gets better. I don’t think ekholm has ever been suspended or thrown a bad hit, ever

[@misakikoko4500]

Caps have had really bad luck with players getting injured after they break a slump. Mantha, Kuzy and now Oshie.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Kuzy getting injured was kind of the catalyst for us to go on and win 5 on the bounce... Whilst I miss osh and hope he doesn't take too long out the lineup hopefully that fires the boys up to go on and start smashing teams again 🤞

[@muchopreguntas]

Even the usual tropes don't work here. Oshie had his head up, maybe too late to do anything but he saw the hit coming and it was like hitting a wall. Both Ekholm and Oshie are players player so to speak, great team guys, great for the fans and the game. Hope to see Oshie recover.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

Ran head first into a mountain of a man. Ekholm's hands were down and he wasn't even trying to hurt him. I think Oshie was just winded.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

No way. If he was just winded he would've returned. He was definitely concussed.

[@ultimatebasses]

Good to see no ensuing scrum happen. It looked like a clean hit with no intent to injure Oshie.

[@k20a_dave]

might call it a career with the history he has, shit our caps are getting fragile

[@TheDiecastFanatic]

weird thing to say

[@Wayf4rer]

@@TheDiecastFanatic Not really, Oshie has been concussed a lot.

[@ryanchadwick1841]

@@TheDiecastFanaticnot really he’s had numerous concussion issues and he was out before he hit the ice. Wasn’t even a brutal hit this time.

[@cqpzg]

@@TheDiecastFanatic No, you just don't know what you're talking about. That's all.

[@RobCartwright]

Hope Oshie’s okay. I feel bad for Ekholm too, I don’t think he meant for any of that to happen.

[@andrewtorraville8023]

Good on Ekholm there.

[@nsemlak09]

Holy smokes Ekholm couldn’t have seen him coming he was dead focused on the play… that’s such an unfortunate hit.

[@fleatactical7390]

Ekholm wasn't expecting Oshie to cross. Just an accidental collision. Looks like Oshie damaged himself on this one. That sucks. Both great players. Hopefully he's back soon.

[@HerSilkScarfGagsMe]

Couldn't really make that hit a less dangerous way, but if we make that kind of hit illegal ( which we've made it harder already) then players have free reign to skate across the middle of the ice uncontested with their heads down

[@That540iMSport]

Gotta keep your head up

[@jonswain7098]

Nothing Wrong with the Hit. It was clean - Hope Oshie recovers.

[@chrismac5560]

If Oshie had the puck I 100% agree, but he didn't, that's textbook interference on Ekholm

[@pursuitoftruth6774]

​@@chrismac5560Its actually interference on Oshie, Ekholm is playing his man and Oshie runs a pick, but ends up getting blasted in the process, unfortunate situation

[@advanceromance2656]

@@pursuitoftruth6774 Agreed, the puck is literally touching 77's back left skate when he's hit and when he hits the deck the puck is inches from his face shield. Ekholm is playing the puck. Oshie was trying to lay a casual pick with his head down and physics took over.

[@jackg2630]

If you watch the ice level angle from behind ekholm. You can see that he wasent even looking at oshie, oshie and mcmicheal crossed and tj kinda skated right into the hit Ekholm was trying to lay on mcmicheal

[@CrispyChristieMAC]

That is incredibly bad luck, I've never seen a blind hit laid out like that and it also being a complete accident.

[@patbruno3049]

Dude that sucks. It was basically incidental contact I think Eckholm was going to poke check the puck carrier and he didn’t even see oshie. Probably a concussion unfortunately. I like oshie too, unfortunate incident

[@zwm.]

Ти Джей Оши дай бог что-бы у тебя все было нормально , то есть что-бы травма была не такой серьезной ! Скорейшего выздоровления !!! Надо было что-бы на месте Оши был Овечкин или Кузнецов . Встряхнуть . А Овечкин всегда с разгона таранил игроков с большой скорость и приэтом его по ходу распирала гордость вот по этому я желаю ему такого-же . А если его бортанут или применят силовой прием он всегда старается отомстить обязательно ударит с зади клюшкой или толкнет и этому масса примеров . Я не собираю на него досье , нафиг он мне нужен но во многих случаях именно так он и поступал .

[@MrKendrickLlama]

I know everyone is saying it already but damn really hit me seeing it happen to Oshie, the contrast of him being mic'd up for warmups full of energy compared to him having to leave early :/

[@fettersmd]

Commentator: "The puck was no where near him" replay shows the puck literally at his feet.

[@bigsid3011]

Unintentional collision.

[@my3dviews]

Hit didn't look too bad. Hope he is okay.

[@wurm90125]

That was totally accidental. He finished a check, but there wasn't a whole lot he could have done there. I hope Oshie is OK.

[@paxt17]

Ya watching it i was like... is that interference on Ekholm or Oshie? >< Ek definitely eyeing up Mcmichael and Oshie comes in outta nowhere. Unfortunate.

[@StevenMolnar]

I don't even think ekholm wanted to check him,tj kinda just ran into him, and he seen him last second and just put his arms up for impact,

[@XaviRonaldo0]

It was interference of he was finishing a check. Oshie didn't even have the puck

[@daveyboy2497]

Announcer said he had no puck near him, it certainly was in his feet, clean hit, ice did damage

[@nitrixrules]

Love the class displayed by Ekholm

[@jacoballen4189]

Caps fan. Total accident. Appreciate Ek for sticking around and how he handled it. That being said. Man. I love Osh so much. But his cap hit, at his age with his injury history. I’m looking at Dylan Strome leading the team in goals, Protas and Connor have both been good on this west coast trip. First year head coach and this teams doing a lot better than I expected 25% through the season. Might be time to hang up and move on from some familiar faces we in DC have come to know and love.

[@Hockeybanger]

Ekky is built like an ice box. That was not intentional by any means but damn what a hit.

[@HelloThere-jr6gd]

When did such casuals and softies start watching hockey. The comments are sad.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Caps fan here fair hit by ekholm head positioning was unfortunate. Got a little crossed, with mcmicheal. Hope osh comes back healthy and stronger. You could tell the caps looked demoralised after that one.

[@mrunknown5735]

Definitely didn’t see Tj coming. Tough look tho. Hopefully heals up quick

[@ellienomaly]

bad collision :( hope everything is as okay as it can be

[@AbsoluteNut1]

The only possible call is interference on Oshie.

[@bobdole6889]

Incidental. Poor Oshie

[@AGUYNAMED278]

Neck guard coming in clutch

[@beau6113]

Oshie just skated full speed into a wall. Wow.

[@timothycassidy7484]

Ekholm was following the player with the puck and Oshie crossed in front of him...seems like an accident from both sides.

[@TheZombiemofo]

It looked like Oshie was running a pick play, hoping to screen the puck carrier from the defenceman to give him space and possibly try to drive the d-man back. I think he misjudged the time and space between D and puck carrier so instead of pushing back the D he instead gets flattened by a player already reaching to get the puck.

[@williamstarr5170]

That was just an accidental contact. Ekholm didn’t see Oshie there, and unfortunately ran him over.

[@mirkokraovac9068]

Tough for TJ with the history of neck and head injuries

[@Leafsdude_]

Two guys just run into each other sometimes. Risk of the game. Look at Shanahan and Knuble for an extreme example.

[@JDs_RandomHandle]

It didn't look like it was a hard or dirty hit, just caught Oshie off guard and I hope he works through it.

[@billmadison2032]

just a hockey incident. tj is tough, he's going to be alright

[@davidwood1100]

Accidents happen things are going so fast out there that sometimes people are going to run into each other hard. Though it is a penalty accident or not, not sure if anything was called

[@justinbell5421]

That was the most bonk thing ive ever seen

[@DinhNguyen-yv9ho]

that is not a hit that is a collision

[@johnseibert3909]

Ekholm is a hell of a guy. What a beauty

[@SaboSays]

Unfortunate accident. Hockey is a dangerous sport. Hope Oshie makes a speedy recovery. The game is a lot more fun with him around.

[@anthonylove821]

Hope TJ is okay. 🙏

[@braddorcas9363]

Looked completely accidental. Ekholm was trying to play the body of the puck carrier as he was mirroring his movement to stay in front of him, and Oshie just appeared in his tracks out of completely nowhere to him because he was focused on the man with the puck. And oshie looked to be just focusing on trying to stay onside. Neither had a bead on the other guy at all. Hope Oshie can recover well enough.

[@sandytischuk870]

It felt like Oshie hit a wall, the way he stopped, no rebound, directly falling on the ice, I hope he is ok now. The other player did nothing wrong , good sports

[@Hey-ol2nm]

At first I thought it was dirty, just from the original hit, but replay clearly shows it was unintentional, Hope Oshie is ok!

[@kripzzy6732]

2 min interference for TJ

[@willbatman5234]

I hope TJ recovers quickly

[@soia421]

Osh is the shit I hope he's good

[@thomasm4388]

Oshie knew exactly what he was doing, exactly where elkolm was and where the puck carrier was. Oshie was runnning a pick, this was a set play for zone entry.

[@Big-gp9bi]

Ekholm, the player who hit Oshie, was very concerned after the hit.

[@kenarthur6253]

Oshie is beloved in DC. Plays so hard. His body just can't take the punishment anymore. Both he and Backstrom should retire after this season.

[@vargviper7192]

Ekholm got caught up chasing the puck carrier with no clue he was being picked up by a teammate. Unfortunate situation. Obviously unintended. A little more awareness and that contact doesn't happen. Nice of Ekholm to address Oshie.

[@TeXtreMe182]

Concussion and Alzheimers are very serious. His dad had it unfortunately. The health and long term effects are not worth it. Hope he realizes it before it’s too late.

[@jayskate6631]

better to live and die then never live at all

[@TeXtreMe182]

@@jayskate6631 Yeah but i’d like to remember the memories for a few years lol

[@KhalDrogo76]

Definitely not intentional, hate to see this. As a lifelong Bruins fan, nothing but major respect for TJ he plays the game the right way in every aspect.

[@mikemurphy8996]

In the 80’s and 90’s that hit happend twice a game. Guys didn’t seem to go down like that. The modern day head injuries are fascinating and hard to understand. It didn’t look like that bad or big of a hit. I think some of it has to do with the fact that guys don’t get hit very often and so they are never expecting it. Who knows? Hopefully he’s ol

[@Rotwold]

No. It's the speed of the collision, the game is a lot faster than the 80's/90's

[@CipherSerpico]

I actually think the 80s+90s-lost more talent to concussions-than any other era. _Eric Lindros, Pat LaFontaine, Paul Kariya, Scott Stevens, Chris Pronger, Mike Richter, Deadmarsh, Primeau…_ Concussions robbed that era of soooo much potential. It really is a shame. Also, you have to remember-that we knew infinitely less about CTE back then. So, we paid a lot less attention to it.

[@adamseidel8901]

Add it to the list of things going tits up in Edmonton. Bad break after bad break and now hurting opponents inadvertently

[@jaybirdtapsnracks3460]

I like both of these guys. Either Oshie had the puck and it's a clean hit, or he didn't have the puck and it's interference on Oshie.

[@dliang4628]

Ohhh boy that didn't look good but hope Oshie is OK 🙏🙏🙏 Ekholm not known to be dirty player either that was so unfortunate!

[@kentharding121]

"Receiving hit" in the title is a stretch, that was a collision. The commentator needs to find a new job because he has no idea what he is talking about. "There was no puck around Oshie, it should definitely be a penalty." Come on, man. They skated into each other, if you aren't paying attention, find a new job. That being said, I was glad to see Oshie stand up after the accident, never good to see a play like that go down that hard. Hope he recovers soon!

[@bigrig2008]

Puck was in oshie's skates clean hit

[@joelface]

Honestly does not look like either player expected the collision, but Ekhold saw it at the last second. Very awkward looking fall from Oshie... you wouldn't think that hit would have quite that effect....

[@bryantsteury8910]

The fact it didn't look like much is the scary part. Eesh