Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, [He was] blocking shots!” said an enthusiastic Sens coach Craig Hartsburg. And he went after Brooks Orpik when the Pittsburgh defenseman roughed up Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson at the end of the first period. And he yelled while on the bench to pump up his teammates when the game was still scoreless. Hockey fans, meet the new Dany Heatley. Not just a 50-goal man, but...
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
I guess little horses deserve little cowboys. Makes sense. Tie yourself to the back of a bigger horse so you can read these links without interruption: Brooks Orpik for alternate captain? [Sports is my Girlfriend] Nate McLouth rules. [Suburban Rob Rossis] Yeah. [Eddy Spaghetti] Video of the aftermath of DJ AM and Travis Barker's plane crash. Jeez. [The Blemish] The son of the Lions' owner
Bleatings From a Caps Nut (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
As the saying goes, "The Female Dog is Back!" (this is still a family blog folks...) so let's get on with this because we've got a lot of ground to cover... Yes it is a bit of moot point, but Tomas Holstrom should have just tossed Brooks Orpik into Marc-Andre Fluery in Game 1. The goal would have counted. Did anybody else notice increased attention to goaltender interference calls in the NHL Playoffs...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, How could the Rangers have had $15.55M in the cap bank to sign four free-agent defensemen, Redden, Kalinin, Michal Rozsival and Paul Mara, but never get around to making an offer to Brooks Orpik? If Marc Staal, whose omission from the NHL all-rookie team was a reflection of utmost ignorance, by the way, becomes the stud defenseman over the next two years everyone anticipates,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and defenseman Brooks Orpik responded in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review to Marian Hossa shunning the Penguins to sign with the Red Wings:
The Sidney Crosby Show (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
After the lows (the shocking news of Marian Hossa's departure) and highs (Geno's 5 year extension) we went through yesterday, it looks like we've got another reason to celebrate today. We've locked up the Flower!!! From TSN.ca : A day after signing core players Evgeni Malkin and Brooks Orpik to long term deals, the Pittsburgh Penguins took care of their goaltender on Thursday. Sources tell TSN Marc-Andre...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
via Inside The Kings, It’s not too hard to figure out what happened today. The Kings made a play for Brooks Orpik and it didn’t work out. Now the attention, most likely, turns to another tier of defensemen and the Kings will look to grab a guy on a short-term contract, either via trade or signing. The more interesting thing is that Rob Blake remains unsigned. I did not anticipate that, and perhaps...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
from Empty Netters, If the Penguins were “Goodfellas,” Crosby, Fleury, Malkin and Staal would be Robert DeNiro , Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino. Colby Armstrong, Michel Ouellet, Marian Hossa, Gary Roberts, Georges Laraque, Ty Conklin and even Brooks Orpik, who signed a big deal yesterday, are bit players. After what happened yesterday with Marian Hossa, it’s hard to imagine Ray Shero every...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Brooks Orpik awoke Wednesday with a list of three teams, down from 10 the previous day, of which he could have signed a contract with to play hockey next season and beyond.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The Penguins have re-signed All-Star center Evgeni Malkin to a five-year contract extension and re-signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a six-year deal.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
via press release, The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a six-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Update 5:13pm ET: TSN notes that the contract is $22.5 million over 6 years (*link not yet available update: link now available). Remainder of Penguins press release is below:
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
from Puck-rakers, I’ve been told that the Blue Jackets will be in hot pursuit of “four or five” players as of 12:00:01 Tuesday. First is the phone calls, then out go the faxes with offers. My guess—Redden, Morrison, Brooks Orpik, Kristian Huselius, Radim Vrbata. Maybe Niklas Hagman. Maybe Mike Commodore. Wait, that’s seven. more
ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik rejected a contract proposal from the team Thursday less than a week before Orpik is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent.
The Sidney Crosby Show (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Pens' salary cap for the 2008-09 season will be $56.7 million. Evidently, Brooks Orpik wants a bigger cut of it (from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ): The Penguins found out yesterday that they'll be able to spend $56.7 million on players during the coming season. They also learned that they still haven't offered defenseman Brooks Orpik enough of that money to convince him to stay. ..."We did receive...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
The Penguins are 0-for-2 in attempts to sign impending free agents to new contracts. Defenseman Brooks Orpik has rejected an offer from the team.
