“T.J. is: ‘Whatever you ask, whatever it takes,’” Laviolette said. “There is never a ‘Yeah, but’ or ‘I can’t’ or ‘Are you sure?’ It’s always: ‘Yep, no problem.’ It’s not his position. It’s not probably where he feels the most comfortable. But he’s able to adjust and adapt.” Oshie first shifted to center for the Capitals on Jan. 28, filling in because Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brian Pinho and Lars Eller were all unavailable. He said “it’s definitely been a while” since he last played the position, but Oshie understands the responsibilities attached. That’s because he’s a self-described “student of the game,” not only knowing his own assignments but tracking the assignments of his teammates, too.