37-year-old Brooks Orpik missed Friday’s Capitals practice due to an upper-body injury. Taylor Chorney took Orpik’s spot in the lineup and the team termed Orpik as “day-to-day.”
After the team’s skate, head coach Barry Trotz spoke to the media and this happened.
Trotz first said Orpik has a "lower-body" injury. Spokesman corrected him that it's an "upper-body" injury. Trotz: "Depends on where he holds it."
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 15, 2017
So Orpik could have an injured hand, wrist, or… hmmmmm.
Unrelated: here is the eggplant emoji 🍆 .
#Caps Coach Barry Trotz had a hilarious exchange with reporters today when asked about Brooks Orpik’s injury. pic.twitter.com/5DYAKDgVJp
— Tarik El-Bashir⌨️🎙🏒🥅 (@TarikNBCS) December 15, 2017
4pm Update: Here’s where we think the injury occurred.