Why Brooks Orpik should be a first ballot Hall of Famer
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Randy Butternubs
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Rodgerwilco
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Didn't you ever have to write papers for school? I could probably write a 25 page essay on why a glue-stick is better than liquid glue.
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It's fun to see the people come into this thread who have not read the story and instantly post "NO WAY!"
tony d
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Nope. Guy's a solid player, good defensive defenseman but a first ballot hall of famer he is not.
There is no way a glue stick is better than liquid glue. In Toronto, liquid glue is used to make buildings and to keep engines from falling apart.
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Lol wut. Why do people want the HHoF to become an even bigger joke than it already is by electing players like Brooks Orpik to it?
Edit: Nevermind, I just saw that it was done for a bet. The idea of Orpik as a Hall of Famer is still laughable though.
Edit: Nevermind, I just saw that it was done for a bet. The idea of Orpik as a Hall of Famer is still laughable though.
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I don't know if all those old guys could take the shove/hit from Orpik since they scored the Hockey Hall of Fame first.
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IMO a glue-stick is better than liquid glue, although both have their advantages, however the simplicity of the stick just makes it superior.
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I'm only on page 22, but I'll throw in a few paragraphs about simplicity, thanks for the fluff.
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I'm going to read this whole thing, and just kind of live-react to it. f***it.
As I am totally and realistically a HHOF voter I will assign a point system. Every point I like gets a plus one, ever one I don't gets a minus. If I end up with a positive total, I will vote for Brooks Orpik as a first ballot HHOF candidate.
Page 1: The user that wrote this is "a_huge_waffle". He didn't waffle on this bet. +1.
Starts with an author's note, but really seems like a disclaimer. Booo. Gives some background to the whole situation, but also feels like a bit of a hedge so people take it less seriously, which is something that shouldn't be done when discussing first ballot hall of fame candidate Brooks Orpik. -1.
Page 4: Starts with a background to the HHOF, and gives a three page summary of Brook Orpik's career to date. I guess it's relevant information, but I think he should have started with the main argument and lead into the background. Skimmed most of this, it's not really that interesting or related to the HHOF case. -1.
Page 7: Looks like we are going to take this category by category, first is "statistics".
Starts with a hedge, "On paper Brooks Orpik may not be the greatest player to ever live, hell, he might not even be the greatest defensemen to ever live. But, it is important to see his statistics and understand how these can affect a team." Ouch. -1.
Brooks Orpik is the NHL's leading scorer from California. Impressive. +1.
Brooks Orpik has more NHL points than Auston Matthews. +1.
Page 8: "Plus-minus is one of the most important statistics to measure a defensemens on-ice contributions and defending skills and it comes with no surprise that Orpik has one of the highest." -1
Tries to argue Orpik is good at defending because of his +/-. I know I already downvoted this, but it deserves another. -1.
100% career FO win percentage. +1
Page 9: 100% career shootout percentage. +1.
Also takes an entire page to explain what a shootout is, as well as tell a story about a shootout he won. -1.
Page 11: Second section, "Off Ice Impact".
Describes charitable work that Brooks Orpik has done throughout his career. Not really relevant to the HHOF, -1.
Is pretty cool though, so +1.
Page 13: Third section, "grit". Pretty sure the proper term is "Intangibles", -1.
Misspells Captain with "Capitan" -1.
Gives a really pointless description of grit. -1.
Page 14: Describes in detail Orpik taking a huge hit to the head on a reverse hit by James Neal where he may have received the career and life altering affects of a traumatic brain injury. He played the next shift. That's pure hockey grit alright. +1.
Also talks about him basically losing a finger on a slash. +1.
Page 15: Quotes Dan Bylsma, -1.
Discusses Orpik destroying multiple red wing players on one shift. +1.
red wings suck +1.
Page 17, section is "leadership".
He wears the "A" +1.
Page 18, refers to the blue jackets as "stacked" -1
Apparently the Russians call him "father", which is less cool and leaderly and more weird and possibly sexual. +1.
Page 21: "miscellaneous"
They made a cardboard Orpik. +1. Really doe, wtf?? -1
Cardboard Orpik wasn't very durable. -1.
Cardboard Orpik was a Bylsma idea. -1.
Cardboardo Orpik did take a serious injury and finish practice. +1.
Final score: -1 (I think).
Will not vote for Brooks Orpik for the HHOF
As I am totally and realistically a HHOF voter I will assign a point system. Every point I like gets a plus one, ever one I don't gets a minus. If I end up with a positive total, I will vote for Brooks Orpik as a first ballot HHOF candidate.
Page 1: The user that wrote this is "a_huge_waffle". He didn't waffle on this bet. +1.
Starts with an author's note, but really seems like a disclaimer. Booo. Gives some background to the whole situation, but also feels like a bit of a hedge so people take it less seriously, which is something that shouldn't be done when discussing first ballot hall of fame candidate Brooks Orpik. -1.
Page 4: Starts with a background to the HHOF, and gives a three page summary of Brook Orpik's career to date. I guess it's relevant information, but I think he should have started with the main argument and lead into the background. Skimmed most of this, it's not really that interesting or related to the HHOF case. -1.
Page 7: Looks like we are going to take this category by category, first is "statistics".
Starts with a hedge, "On paper Brooks Orpik may not be the greatest player to ever live, hell, he might not even be the greatest defensemen to ever live. But, it is important to see his statistics and understand how these can affect a team." Ouch. -1.
Brooks Orpik is the NHL's leading scorer from California. Impressive. +1.
Brooks Orpik has more NHL points than Auston Matthews. +1.
Page 8: "Plus-minus is one of the most important statistics to measure a defensemens on-ice contributions and defending skills and it comes with no surprise that Orpik has one of the highest." -1
Tries to argue Orpik is good at defending because of his +/-. I know I already downvoted this, but it deserves another. -1.
100% career FO win percentage. +1
Page 9: 100% career shootout percentage. +1.
Also takes an entire page to explain what a shootout is, as well as tell a story about a shootout he won. -1.
Page 11: Second section, "Off Ice Impact".
Describes charitable work that Brooks Orpik has done throughout his career. Not really relevant to the HHOF, -1.
Is pretty cool though, so +1.
Page 13: Third section, "grit". Pretty sure the proper term is "Intangibles", -1.
Misspells Captain with "Capitan" -1.
Gives a really pointless description of grit. -1.
Page 14: Describes in detail Orpik taking a huge hit to the head on a reverse hit by James Neal where he may have received the career and life altering affects of a traumatic brain injury. He played the next shift. That's pure hockey grit alright. +1.
Also talks about him basically losing a finger on a slash. +1.
Page 15: Quotes Dan Bylsma, -1.
Discusses Orpik destroying multiple red wing players on one shift. +1.
red wings suck +1.
Page 17, section is "leadership".
He wears the "A" +1.
Page 18, refers to the blue jackets as "stacked" -1
Apparently the Russians call him "father", which is less cool and leaderly and more weird and possibly sexual. +1.
Page 21: "miscellaneous"
They made a cardboard Orpik. +1. Really doe, wtf?? -1
Cardboard Orpik wasn't very durable. -1.
Cardboard Orpik was a Bylsma idea. -1.
Cardboardo Orpik did take a serious injury and finish practice. +1.
Final score: -1 (I think).
Will not vote for Brooks Orpik for the HHOF
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