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    Words are Wind

    By Peter Hassett

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    July 1, 2014 3:41 pm

    “It’s going to be hard to take advantage of me.” – Brian MacLellan

    Orpik. Five years. $5.5 million AAV.

    “Puck possession is the key to a good team.” – Brian MacLellan

    Orpik has never had a positive relative possession score in his career.

    “[MacLellan] also talked about advanced stats and his love of mathematics, and I thought that was really interesting, because we want to be a leader, and continue to be able to mash up both stats and what you see.” – Ted Leonsis

    Orpik, black hole of possession: $27.5 million.

    “Signing long-term, expensive deals for vets is very risky.” – Ted Leonsis

    Orpik, 33 years old. Five-year, $27.5-million contract.

    “The priority is defense for me. And then we’ll find a good back-up [goaltender] and go from there, depending on how much the defense is going to cost us.” – Brian MacLellan

    Cost: $27.5 million.

    “We feel [MacLellan] has relevant, in-depth knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of our franchise and will be forceful in addressing them.” – Ted Leonsis

    New weakness: Brooks Orpik.

    Brian MacLellan, Brooks Orpik
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