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

[txpd]

So this is what GMGM meant by the "price being too high" in free agency...

yes, but he was risk averse. we are in a new era

 

[Hivemind]

Fayne 3.5 million for 4 years.
Erhoff 4 million for 1 year.

Prices are too high when you don't know the value of anything.

Ehrhoff was clealry trying to play for Pittsburgh. Fayne I agree on.

 

[usiel]

Yeeeesh. Wow. I was a big Orpik fan, have a team USA jersey of his, loved all his hits....but have hated him for the past 2-3 years. He loves to stand near his net, watch players score, and THEN check said player, usually onto his goalie. Not to mention he likes to talk about how the team needs to do better while doing nothing himself. I can't see him and Ovie getting along...

Again, this is all coming from a (former) big fan of his.

EDIT: also forgot he is coming off a knee injury...

Bolded he'll fit right with the other capitals Leaders of Men Laich/Brouwer, heh.

 

[txpd]

Fayne 3.5 million for 4 years.
Erhoff 4 million for 1 year.

Prices are too high when you don't know the value of anything.

you are not thinking that $4m and just one year is the best off Ehrhoff had. do you?

 

[CapNMac]

Fayne's better and younger and signed for less money and term with a worse team. We're just incompetent.

Apparently Reirden only likes his ex-Pitt guys. No other younger guys in FA that he can coach up...

I was all prepared to shake my head at all the unwarrented negativity from people who can never be happy, but this is pretty bad. 5 years at over 5 mil per for a 33 yo guy who the wheels are already beginning to come off.

 

[swimmer77]

Like this deal a whole lot if it's 2009.

 

[Burakovsky95*]

Fayne 3.5 million for 4 years.
Erhoff 4 million for 1 year.

Prices are too high when you don't know the value of anything.

Add Robidas 3 million for 3 years

 

[msrulo]

I like this deal, well done management.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I'm fine with it if he's does t have a ntc

 

[Carlzner]

I'm betting that the people who are OK with this deal won't be by 1/4 of the way through the season. Maybe sooner.

 

[Burakovsky95*]

I like this deal, well done management.

I'm fine with it if he's does t have a ntc

Please tell me this is sarcasm.

 

[Koized]

I'm betting that the people who are OK with this deal won't be by 1/4 of the way through the season. Maybe sooner.

It will be just like the Erat trade. A few people defending it at the time and will soon realize how awful it is.

 

[txpd]

orpik. team usa. team usa gm david poile. there is a line direct to trotz there. 5 years I just don't get.

 

[msrulo]

Please tell me this is sarcasm.

Defensively the guy is not far off from a Karl Alzner. Some Pittsburgh fans understand his abilities more than others. This is just what the Caps needed in a 2LD.

 

[EroCaps]

Dear God.

Worse than I thought.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Ehrhoff was clealry trying to play for Pittsburgh. Fayne I agree on.

If you threw the crazy contract we just gave Orpik at him, it's not outside the realm of possibility that the money would have talked.

 

[leova]

I've been a fan of Orpik for a long time, so this'll be exciting

 

[Burakovsky95*]

Defensively the guy is not far off from a Karl Alzner. Some Pittsburgh fans understand his abilities more than others. This is just what the Caps needed in a 2LD.

http://www.extraskater.com/player/11/brooks-orpik

You're insane.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

 

[Brian23]

Defensively the guy is not far off from a Karl Alzner. Some Pittsburgh fans understand his abilities more than others. This is just what the Caps needed in a 2LD.

They just gave a 33 year old 5 years and the 4th highest salary on the team. EVERYONE is saying he plays like hot garbage now but you're comparing I'm to our best Defemder?

I need some of your kool aid because that's insane.

 

[Capitlols]

Gave myself a few minutes to reassess the move.

****ing terrible.

 

[Coldplay619]

Defensively the guy is not far off from a Karl Alzner. Some Pittsburgh fans understand his abilities more than others. This is just what the Caps needed in a 2LD.

Alzner >>>>>>>>> Orpik

 

[Roughing]

Fayne 3.5 million for 4 years.
Erhoff 4 million for 1 year.

Prices are too high when you don't know the value of anything.

Gorges 4/16

 

[Jedgi]

This is so bad

 

[Halpysback*]

Gorges 4/16

Nikitin 2/9
Gilbert 2/5.75

literally anything anyone has done has been better