Caps Insider: ‘Warrior’ Brooks Orpik led Capitals in ice time three days after injury scare

During the first period Thursday afternoon, in between shifts, Mike Green sat on the Washington Capitals’ bench and watched fellow defenseman Brooks Orpik. It was a minor miracle, really, that Orpik could even slip into skates so soon after needing assistance to leave Nassau Coliseum three days ago, having suffered a knee injury that turned out to be far less severe than anyone thought. So when Green saw Orpik favoring that right leg, gutting through a fourth outdoor game, it resonated.Read full article >>





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