“There was something not right last year,” said Orpik, 34. “I guess stale is a good word. Something needed to change. I thought guys were affected by the outside pressure. There is a standard in Pittsburgh that is tough. We'd win games, and people would still be criticizing us. People were saying we were winning games the wrong way. I don't even know what that means, if there is such a thing.”

The Penguins were swept by Boston in 2013, the only time Orpik participated in a playoff series in the town where he played college hockey. That season, the Penguins loaded up by acquiring Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow, Jussi Jokinen and Douglas Murray.

“Look at some of the lineups we had over those years, especially that one,” Orpik said. “I just look at is as a missed opportunity. You think about it, you really don't get many opportunities to win it all.”

“It still hurts,” he said. “Ownership and management gave us everything we needed that year. We were fully committed. We just didn't come through. That series bothers me the most. We'll always want a do-over in that one.”

Orpik knows the Penguins will showcase a tribute video Saturday night. It might feature Orpik with the Stanley Cup or his iconic four-hit shift in the 2008 Final against the Red Wings or his series-ending goal in 2013 against the Islanders.

“I just hope the video is short,” Orpik said with a smile, acknowledging he will be emotional.

Интенсивно начали.
А я Раста че-то вообще не вижу...