txpd
Registered User
If you want to understand Oshie's value to this team, look no farther than the 2019 Carolina series. Reirden and Kempny aside, the loss of Oshie affected the team emotionally in a way that they could not overcome. Heart and soul stuff matters a ton.
Add to that when his contract was up most of the team told MacLellan in the exit interview that he needed to keep Oshie. The loudest of that came from Brooks Orpik.
He's been described as the heartbeat of the team. I have seen nothing to contradict that