Scary: Brooks Orpik Takes a Skate Blade to the Face (GIF)
Warning: This post could be upsetting for some. There was a scary moment late in the first period. Caps defenseman Brooks Orpik…
Capitals Dejected After Sloppy Loss to Islanders in Game One
Photo credit: Alex Brandon Coming into Wednesday's game, the Washington Capitals were confident. With a new coach this year, they had turned…
New Dad Brooks Orpik Practices After 30 Minutes of Sleep, Wears Hospital Bracelet
Photo: Monumental Network On Monday, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik missed practice for a pretty darn good reason. His wife Erin was…
Looking at Shots From the Blue Line
Photo: Greg Fiume One of the biggest differences between the Caps under Barry Trotz and the Caps under Adam Oates is the role…
Brooks Orpik’s Too Cool For Barry Trotz’s Fist Bump (GIF)
#Caps win! #FistBumps #CapsWild A video posted by Washington Capitals (@washingtoncaps) on Mar 19, 2015 at 7:37pm PDT After every victory, Barry…
Alex Ovechkin Scores 42nd Goal Off Fantastic Deflection (GIF)
Alex Ovechkin can score a million different ways. Tonight he gave us a greasy goal. Brooks Orpik gathered a pass from Nicklas…
Here’s Tom Wilson Modeling the New Courage Caps T-Shirt and Hat (Photos)
Photos: Washington Capitals Friday morning, the Capitals released the design of their new Courage Caps hats and t-shirts. 100% of the proceeds…
Brooks Orpik’s Nosebleed, Dammed (Photo)
Photo via @NHL Alex Ovechkin wasn't the only Caps player to get banged up on Sunday. At some point during the game…
Todd Reirden on Brooks Orpik’s Indescribable Presence
Assistant coach Todd Reirden was tonight's Legal Seafood Bite of the Night. He cut a babyface promo on his long-time pupil, Brooks…
Brooks Orpik Skates After Apparent Injury, Plans to Take Warm Ups at Winter Classic (Video)
Photo: Bruce Bennett Hockey fans were rightly worried about Brooks Orpik following his collision with Cal Clutterbuck on Monday night. Despite Barry Trotz's…
Brooks Orpik Suffers Scary Right-Leg Injury After Hitting Cal Clutterbuck (GIF)
Photo: Bruce Bennett Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik plays on the edge, always looking for the big hit. That's why he's a league…
Pittsburgh Salutes Brooks Orpik During Memorable Homecoming
Photo: Gregory Shamus Crazy-eyed Brooks Orpik spent 11 seasons in Pittsburgh before leaving for rival Washington as a free agent. Before that,…
At Least Half of Our Readers Will Go Bananas Over These Photo Portraits of the Caps
Tonight at 10 PM, the first episode of EPIX's Road To The Winter Classic will air online featuring (hopefully) organic, not-at-all-contrived coverage of…
Mike Green, Bottom-Pairing Defenseman: Part Two
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week, Peter offered up some thoughts on Mike Green and his deployment as a "third-pair" defenseman. Some commenters believe that,…
Brooks Orpik on EITM: Leadership, Self-Evaluation, and Man, How Great is Pittsburgh?
Capitals defender Brooks Orpik was on the ice for seven opponent goals last week, but his underlying play has actually been improving. His usage…
All This Happened, More or Less: Isles Beat Caps 3-2 (OT)
Photo credit: Al Bello “That is my principal objection to life, I think: It's too easy, when alive, to make perfectly horrible…
Appreciating Brooks Orpik
Photo: Christian Petersen Reading a recent Adam Vingan piece on Brooks Orpik made me reflect on how hard I've been on the Caps…
No, Brian MacLellan, Brooks Orpik Doesn’t Bring John Carlson “Stability”
Photo: Sergei Belski Last week, Brian MacLellan spent time answering questions from the media. During the session, MacLellan spoke about his two…
Brooks Orpik Rails Vladislav Namestnikov into Boards, Gives Lightning Players Middle Finger (GIF)
Early in the first period, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik hit Vladislav Namestnikov hard into the side boards. As Namestnikov received a…
How the Best Caps Defense in Years Could Be Even Better
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week we looked at the Caps forward deployment thus far under Barry Trotz. This week, I'm going to take…
