Proud Oshie experiences joy of parenthood
/St. Louis Blues winger T.J. Oshie became a first-time father Monday and hasn't stopped smiling since.
"It's single-handedly the best moment of my life," Oshie said Wednesday, as relayed by In The Slot. "I was talking to Ports and my agent Matt Oates last night - neither have kids yet - and I told them you just can't describe it until you have one of your own. You never knew you could love something that much.
"I think my whole body was flexed and clenched ... it was maybe four hours straight where I couldn't sit down, I couldn't do anything. I was just sitting there staring at her. I've had a smile on my face ever since. It's been amazing."
Oshie's light-hearted advice for the media: "I'm not going to be the one hanging around the locker room anymore," Oshie joked. "I'm going to go home and see her.
"She's first and foremost above everything. But I still have that same sense and feeling that when I come to the locker room and I step on the ice, there's still a job to do and I'm just as excited to play here."
Source: Lou Korac, In The Slot