Brooks Orpik wants Andre Burakovsky to be his best self

In the most trying season of Andre Burakovsky's professional career, there was nobody harder on the Washington Capitals winger than teammate Brooks Orpik.

"He's on me," Burakovsky says. "Every single day." In fact, it's almost every time Burakovsky opens his mouth.

If the Capitals have a long practice, Burakovsky sometimes takes a treat to the locker room -- a can of soda. "He's all over me for that," Burakovsky says.

If Burakovsky is chewing on a protein bar, Orpik will sometimes grab it out of his hand, read the ingredients on the wrapper and lecture Burakovsky if there's too much added sugar.

"[Orpik is] always watching [Burakovsky] at the dinner table, giving him the eye when he eats…