Washington Capitals: Making the case to protect T.J. Oshie

T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports

One of the hottest topics surrounding the Washington Capitals this summer is the Seattle expansion draft and whom they’ll protect and expose. For what it’s worth, we had a protection list back in December but a lot has changed. Have no fear, there will be a new one in a few weeks.

But on my new protected list I already got one player circled in a sharpie. That’s T.J. Oshie. I regrettably wrote a piece back in December about how Oshie was likely to be selected in the expansion draft. I hope I eat my words this July.

I’ve completely changed my mind for two reasons. One, Oshie is the heart and soul of this team. But…