Some kid who didn't watch the playoffs just suggested Washington should try to get rid of Orpik's cap hit. Lol.
Nah. They're fine. I mean, trading Orpik, with no retention, could give them cap space to sign a $6.8M UFA.... so I'm not saying he's unavailable, or even expensive, and I'll acknowledge that his age and cap hit are the reasons why he's potentially available right after the best playoffs of his life, where he tied career highs for G, A, GWG, and came pretty close to his hit and block bests from ten years ago to win his 2nd Stanley Cup. But he'll cost at least a 3rd round pick, or a 4th and a prospect, because that's where the bidding is at on here. Trading Chris Chelios at 37 years old with only one Cup ring is still regarded as one of the worst trades in Chicago's history. Orpik at 37 is not going to get the same haul of an intriguing prospect and two first round picks, but it should still involve picks and prospects going only towards Washington, because Orpik's 88 hits in these playoffs were the 15th most on record, and two of the guys ahead of him are also named Brooks Orpik, and because Orpik's second playoff game winning goal ties the career totals of noted high pressure playoff goal scorers Mike Green and Erik Karlsson. Orpik's ancient, but he's still on Washington's top penalty kill unit, and he played the last 2:22 of the season to hold onto a one goal lead when the Knights pulled Fleury for an extra skater. It is possible that Washington could get a very good UFA or $6M (probably not Bozak or JVR, but certainly someone very skilled), but it's more likely that they'd just overpay Beagle, Kempny, and Chiasson, long term, at $2M each.... in which case they might be better off with one more year of Orpik, who says he wants to play until he's as old as Jagr, although I have no idea how much he'd charge per year for an extension.
Hitting means nothing if it's not helping get the puck away from the other team. Orpik is a cap dump in any trade.
He just led the playoffs in plus minus. That means the Caps outscored Pittsburgh, Columbus, Tampa, and Las Vegas at even strength by more points with Orpik on the ice than with anybody else on the ice at evens. Do you have any more questions?
Hitting means nothing if it's not helping get the puck away from the other team. Orpik is a cap dump in any trade.
Also, the Toronto Star ran a story a couple years back on some statisticians who found that, everything else being equal, landing one more hit than the other team gives you a 1% better chance of winning a game. If anyone has run the numbers on the cumulative effect over a seven game playoff series, I have not seen them yet, but the conclusion is obvious.
He just led the playoffs in plus minus. That means the Caps outscored Pittsburgh, Columbus, Tampa, and Las Vegas at even strength by more points with Orpik on the ice than with anybody else on the ice at evens. Do you have any more questions?
+/- is a useless stat. Bergeron had a terrible +/- on the Bruins around 9 years ago. Does that mean he was a bad player back then?
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