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Brooks Orpik: Wells Fargo Center, Not Where You Want To Bring Your Kids

By Andrew Porter

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- Tonight will be defenseman Brooks Orpik's first game against the Flyers, as a Washington Capital that is. Orpik has played against the Flyers 74 times in his career, including 17 times in the playoffs, as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Orpik knows the Wells Fargo Center as well as any opponent.

"Probably not a building you want to bring your kids to, that's for sure," Orpik said, according to CSNWashington.com. "They'd learn some new language, especially with the way the benches are set up. They're kind of open to the crowd."

Orpik offered some praise for Flyers fan as well, explaining the difficult of playing in Philadelphia.

"It can be entertaining, too," Orpik said "Sometimes they get pretty creative with the signs and I've seen them go a little overboard, too. It's always a real fun building as long as you don't get behind early. If you get behind early it can be a pretty tough building to play in."

 

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