Brooks Orpik would be a captain on any other team. I have no reason to say why he wouldn't be. This guy has been the conscience of this team for years. He's been the most outspoken player on this team. When Crosby sugar coats everything, Brooks is very blatant. But now, Brooks is calling out the system, the one that has been in place for a couple of years now. Here's the quotes that I'm referring to:
"It's not that (other teams) are doing anything. I mean, everything they get, we give them. It's just (our) guys got to be accountable. Part of the problem is we're not playing to the situation. I mean, why are defensemen playing like forwards when we've got a 4-2 lead — this is the problem to me.
"We've got enough good forwards here. We don't need our defensemen playing like forwards when we're up 4-2."
Sorry Brooks, I don't agree...at all. You guys got the lead because your defensemen skate well enough to act like forwards. Hell, that's why you even got your goal. So why do would you shut it down if that's how you started winning in the first place? The answer is you don't. You guys lost because you went into a shell and when you needed to come out, you were so far deep in it that you couldn't come out of it in order to win. So Brooks, you're wrong here. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a sit down with Disco Dan. Actually, I would be surprised. He's done a poor coaching job this season as it is, I'd be surprised if he even said anything to you. So I guess you can keep calling out the system until Sid tells you to be quiet, because Sid will. Sid's more of a coach than Dan Bylsma right now, so HCDB should be giving Sid his salary until he starts earning it.
After watching the goals again, Brooks has no idea what he's talking about. If you need proof watch this: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=82297
After watching the goals again, Brooks has no idea what he's talking about. If you need proof watch this: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=82297
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