Tj Oshie Urges Bruins to Get Reckless After 6-1 Loss

tj oshie said Boston should turn a blowout into chaos after the Bruins were beaten 6-1 by Buffalo in Game 4 on Sunday and fell behind 3-1 in the first-round series. He said the response should be physical, reckless, and built around making the Sabres uncomfortable before Tuesday night’s rematch.

Oshie’s Monday advice

Appearing as a guest Monday, Oshie said the Bruins should have treated the game as lost and started raising the temperature. “You would have liked to maybe see Boston last night – I don’t even care what happens here, you’re out of the game, just start creating havoc,” he said.

He pushed the point further with another direct line on how a team should respond when the score gets out of hand. “This is still hockey here. Just drop the gloves. Start running guys over. Whatever it is. I don’t care what it is. That’s what you’d want to see, right?”

Oshie then tied that idea to the kind of player he thinks can change the mood of a series. “You want to get a little reckless, get a little Tom Wilson on your squad or something like that,” he said.

Boston, Buffalo, and Wilson

The advice came from a player who spent 16 seasons in the NHL, played in 106 playoff games, won the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018, and retired in 2024. He now works as a full-time analyst for, and his view on late-game playoff edge carries the weight of those runs.

Oshie also said Boston could still drag the series back into reach if Buffalo lets down. “Boston can get into this if Buffalo sits back and thinks it’s just going to be a cakewalk, they’re just going to win the series 4-1, and it’s going to be easy,” he said. “They’ll be in for a little bit of a surprise.”

That line points to the one thing Tuesday night can change quickly: Buffalo can eliminate Boston on home ice with a win. The Bruins already know the tone can spill over, too, after Nikita Zadorov drew a five-minute major penalty and a 10-minute misconduct for cross-checking Rasmus Dahlin with 3:17 left in regulation on Sunday, a play that triggered a melee and later brought a $5,000 fine from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.

Oshie’s answer was not about restraint. It was about forcing a series to feel unfinished even when the scoreboard says otherwise, and Boston’s next chance to do that comes in the same building where Buffalo can end it.