Confirmed with Link: D Brooks Orpik signed (five years, $5.5M per)

[Dream Big]

Do the Caps do this? Recognize players in house.

Penguins’ Defensive Player of the Year three times (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12) and won the Player’s Player Award four times (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14), given to the player that exemplifies leadership on and off ice and is dedicated to teamwork.

 

[Capitlols]

He'll be a buyout candidate in two years.

 

[Langway]

This is what you get when you reward front office failure.

Could have had Gorges on the cheap but...no. Must have precious!

 

[HunterSThompson]

Time to go chain smoke some cigarettes.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

You can really tell the exact moment they releases the contract in this thread. Went from happy to pissed very quickly.

 

[PensPlz]

Will you take Sceduri too?

 

[Serial_Derecho]

Gormley's making himself moist with possibility of still having room for Niskanen.

 

[NeilYoung]

Will you take Sceduri too?

Yeah might as well get as many ****** players as possible

 

[Liberati0n*]

Seriously though, fire MacLellan.

 

[Capitlols]

You can really tell the exact moment they releases the contract in this thread. Went from happy to pissed very quickly.

Actually went from I think I can live with it...to...zomg.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

So this is the signing that ensures that we'll skip free agency for another decade.

Why not spend money on, you know, the good players that are available?

 

[Xaroc]

This may be the worst contract this team has ever given out.

 

[Capitlols]

Seriously though, fire MacLellan.

Seriously though, Ted sell the team.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Do the Caps do this? Recognize players in house.

They overpay them. I think that's plenty of recognition.

 

[Bananas]

The contract is bad hopefully he can rebound from a couple down years. The Orpik of a couple years ago is just what the doctor ordered for this team...

FA contracts almost always seem high at first glance, hopefully he can still play, he's got a growing list of naysayers.

 

[NeilYoung]

I would honestly rather Mcphee usual not doing ****

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

WOW.....5.5 per for 5 years!!??!? Proves you have to pay to play. I'll wait to see him play before I freak out.

 

[Hivemind]

This may be the worst contract this team has ever given out.

Jaromir Jagr will always take the cake on that one.

**** ex-Penguins.

 

[68*]

I will keep you guys in my prayers. God Bless. A sad day for DC and the United States of America.

 

[Binary Code]

Hahaha horrible deal.

The acquisition is good but that contract god

 

[Liberati0n*]

Seriously though, Ted sell the team.

At this point, Ted, just light Verizon Center up in flames and walk away. Jesus

 

[Hivemind]

I will keep you guys in my prayers. God Bless. A sad day for DC and the United States of America.

 

[ReggietheSavage15]

I guess the silver-lining is we still have a CBO in the back-pocket. GUARANTEED it's used on Orpik within the next 3 years.

 

[um]

haha i knew we weren't getting orpik short term. well some of you got what you wanted.

 

[Langway]

Inb4nextfiresale.