Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Capitals sign Brooks Orpik [1 year- 1 million]

[hockeykicker]

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[SI90]

Took long enough.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Has Orpik ever played for the Capitals before?

 

[Saekk]

Eh, guess veteran presence is worth 1m, otherwise it's 1m and 1 year too many.

 

[Kranix]

That was a nice favor sakic did for them

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Yikes that term.

Contract is going to look real ugly in the last year of that deal.

 

[McHaNugYakEbNurDra]

I am guessing they brought him in as someone with Stanley Cup playoff experience to help show the young guys on the team what it takes to win a cup?

 

[HockeyFan100]

Avalanche legend

 

[Hockeyholic]

Wonder if more teams will do this. Doubt the league could do anything about it.

 

[SoundAndFury]

That was a nice favor sakic did for them

He got quite a discount on Grubauer for this "favor".

 

[ovikovy817]

Traded a good backup goalie
for
2nd round draft pick
4.5M$ of salary cap
and the possibility to have all the memebers of the Cup winning team together for another run, except the 4c.

We already know the GM of the year 2019.

 

[Drew311]

Well isn't that special.

 

[Kranix]

He got quite a discount on Grubauer for this "favor".

Favor for favor.

 

[ScottyK]

Pretty nice cap circumvention

 

[Jordan Belfort]

I don’t know if Brooks will play much this year. Won’t be able to keep up with the speed of teams like the leafs and Bolts. Other than that decent signing at good cost.

 

[Devilsfan118]

This seems like cap circumvention to me - but what do I know.

Asset for cash and cap space.

If Hossa's contract can be traded this isn't even a blip on the radar.

 

[ottawa]

Yikes that term.

Contract is going to look real ugly in the last year of that deal.

It's just a 1 year deal, wtf are you talking about.

edit: unless that was supposed to be a shit joke

 

[Arthuros]

I want another essay.

 

[hockeykicker]

I don’t know if Brooks will play much this year. Won’t be able to keep up with the speed of teams like the leafs and Bolts. Other than that decent signing at good cost.

Didnt he keep up with the speed of the bolts like 3 months ago?

 

[Cmac66]

It's just a 1 year deal, wtf are you talking about.

edit: unless that was supposed to be a **** joke

think you missed the point of it

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I don’t know if Brooks will play much this year. Won’t be able to keep up with the speed of teams like the leafs and Bolts. Other than that decent signing at good cost.

He did just fine keeping up with the speed of the Bolts and the Knights in the playoffs this past year.

I'm hoping he plays 45-50 regular season games and allows Bowey and Djoos to get more experience which will also keep him fresh and healthy for the postseason. He was a beast during the Cup run.

 

[Lahey]

Traded a good backup goalie
for
2nd round draft pick
4.5M$ of salary cap
and the possibility to have all the memebers of the Cup winning team together for another run, except the 4c.

We already know the GM of the year 2019.

Hahaha no.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I’m okay with it. They paid the price to have Orpik at a cheaper contract. I’m sure all parties are happy with the arrangement.

 

[I am not exposed]

Looking forward to seeing him cement his hall of fame legacy.

 

[I am not exposed]

Avalanche legend

Probably should retire his number. Would it be fair for any Av player to follow the legendary Orpik's Avs career.