Brooks Orpik is a great hitter. The only shot that has ever been considered dirty (IMO) was the one on Eric Cole a few years back. That one was uncalled for. If all he was was a goon, I doubt he would have been on the USA Olympic team in 2010.
The only shot that has ever been considered dirty (IMO) was the one on Eric Cole a few years back. That one was uncalled for. If all he was was a goon, I doubt he would have been on the USA Olympic team in 2010.
As a Carolina Hurricane's season ticket holder - and at the time a neighbor of Peter Lavoilette (shameless name dropper, yes, I know...) - that Cole hit does sort of define Orpik to me, along with his very nonchalante reaction to it.