Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Once again there is a Western New York connection to a Stanley Cup champion. Brooks Orpik will become the latest Western New Yorker to have his name engraved on Lord Stanley's hardware.

Orpik, who played his high school hockey at Nichols, and his Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Friday night, 2 to 1 to take the series 4 games to 3.

It seems likely that Orpik who grew up in East Amherst will bring the Stanley Cup to Western New York sometime this summer.

http://www.wgrz.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=67625&catid=4

also his brother Andrew is property of the Sabres, and is returning for his final year at Boston College.

[SabreEleven]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

Great...another reminder that we suck.

[OpIv37]

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You idiots better not touch it.

[pjw]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

speaking of not touching it, didnt someone say the Pens could not win the cup because they touched the Conference Finals trophy? Without looking I swear it was someone who started this tread.

[pjw]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

Stop looking, I found it. Any guesses?


t's kind of an unwritten rule in hockey that when your team wins the conference championship, you're not supposed to touch the trophy (in the case of the Eastern Conference, the Prince of Wales Trophy) because, in theory, that's not the piece of hardware you strive for. You're not supposed to show it the same respect you would show the Stanley Cup, so, by tradition, few teams ever actually acknowledge its existence, let alone touch it!

Read more here: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/05/26/p...-of-wales-tro/

It doesn't matter anyways, Detroit is going to win the Stanley Cup again anyways. My guess is the series will go five games and Detroit will win 4-1

[SabreEleven]

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You idiots better not touch it.

He'll probably take to the HSBC and have all the fans holding it over their head like they won the ****ing thing...probably bring in a Sabres players to really jinx us.

[JD]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

He'll probably take to the HSBC and have all the fans holding it over their head like they won the ****ing thing...probably bring in a Sabres players to really jinx us.

Then that Sabre drops it and makes the curse last a lifetime.

[SpillerThrills]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

Then that Sabre drops it and makes the curse last a lifetime.

doesn't it already seem like we're cursed for life???

[SabreEleven]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

pretty much

[SABURZFAN]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

reverse the curse.........

[SabreEleven]

Re: Orpik Brings Cup to WNY

Reverse the curse....fire Quinn