‘Dinosaur’ defencemen

Blue-liners like Washington Capitals’ Brooks Orpik survive in the league by adapting

BY STEPHEN WHYNO
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPORTS

When John Tortorella compares Brooks Orpik to a creature that went extinct 65 million years ago, he means it affectionately. “He’s a little bit of a dinosaur because he hits, and there isn’t a lot of hitting in this game,” Tortorella said. Orpik, who...

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