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The Noon Countdown: Take it Orlov it

Counting down the days until the 2015-16 season with a look at some thievery on the blueline

By Becca H
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

37 - Number of days remaining until the 2016-17 season. But it's also...

...the number of takeaways credited to Dmitry Orlov last season. That led all Caps' blueliners (narrowly edging out Matt Niskanen, who had 34), and put Orlov into the top 20 among all NHL defensemen.