When it was Brooks Orpik‘s turn in the media scrum for his exit interview, he talked about the slash he took from Eric Haula in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. It was a slash that resulted in 15 stitches on his left pinkie finger.
Orpik revealed that the tip of his finger came off from that slash but gave the trainers credit to helping him through it and finish off the series. That wasn’t the only injury he played through. He played through a bad hand that he injured in Game 2 of the first round against the Blue Jackets.
Orpik said the tip of his finger came off from the Haula slash at the end of game 2. Said the trainers saved him. Also said he played with a bad hand he injured in game 2 vs. CBus.
— Ed Frankovic (@EdFrankovic) June 13, 2018
Orpik anknowleged that a slash at the end of Game 2 sliced off a piece of his pinking finger. It had to be reattached. He did not miss anytime. Dang.
— Tarik El-Bashir⌨🎙🏒 (@TarikNBCS) June 13, 2018
Orpik said he will get his hand checked out on Friday and will find out at that time if his hand needs to be fixed.
Orpik said he will find out Friday if needs to get his hand fixed.
— Ed Frankovic (@EdFrankovic) June 13, 2018
Orpik goes into more detail about the injury in this video below:
Orpik on his finger: “It kinda fell off.” Also, an unrelated hand injury he suffered in the Columbus series might require surgery. Hockey players, man. #ALLCAPSpic.twitter.com/HoxTlCNvDP
— Tarik El-Bashir⌨🎙🏒 (@TarikNBCS) June 13, 2018
Hockey players are tough. Orpik scored the game-winning goal in that Game 2 to give the Capitals their first Stanley Cup Finals game victory. In the process, it helped change the course of the series as the Capitals won the next three games after that to capture their first Stanley Cup. And that little pinky injury didn’t stop Orpik from chugging beer like a champ.
Video: Allison Ring
By Michael Marzzacco
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