NHL.com: Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie grew up about 30 minutes north of Seattle. He has four years left on his contract with a $5.75 million cap hit.
He hasn’t spoken with Capitals management since the end of May. He hopes to be protected and remain in Washington.
“I feel pretty confident that I’ve proved to that I should stay, and hopefully they see that I’m valuable enough to protect me (in the NHL Expansion Draft),” Oshie said. “But these drafts are always hard because you lose teammates every season, and that’s always the toughest part to part ways and have to wish someone ‘Good luck’ somewhere else.