Anze Kopitar is a two-time Stanley cup champion and may just be the second-best player from the 2005 NHL draft behind only Sidney Crosby. So, it comes as a bit of a shock that he was taken out of the top 10 by the LA Kings with the 11th overall pick in 2005. So, who were the 10 hockey players drafted before him?
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0:00 — Intro
0:49-2:59 — Picks 1-2
3:00-5:04 — Picks 3-4
5:05-7:18 — Picks 5-6
7:19-9:04 — Picks 7-8
9:05-11:57 — Picks 9-10
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I still can't believe Sens picked Brain Lee at pick #9
Pens fan, Kopitar is absolutely the second best pick in this draft. Total legend and stud, love the guy.
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Should the Habs drafted Kopitar then draft Quick after?
8:47 LA * great video tho BTB
Do a video on Quick and how he’s the greatest modern day goalie of all time and how he was actually miles better then Price (quick single handily won them the cup and has multiple cups price has nothing)
Amazing video to by the way such an underrated Chanel always love watching these draft videos
Carey Price is #2 in my opinion. He was the best goalie in the league for a long time and won a Hart. Kopitar is a close #3.
Also RIP Luc Bourdon. He had so much potential and could have been an absolute stud defenseman for the Canucks.
Bobby Ryan and jack johnson both have kinda tragic stories
1. Crosby
2. Price
3. Kopitar
R.I.P Luc Bourbon
I remember that draft. The commentators were godsmacked every time he dropped. They could only speculate it was because they knew nothing about Slovenian hockey.
All these Montreal fans saying Price had the better career. How many Cups did he win? You just know these people would have a higher opinion of Kopi if he were a Hab (or a Canuck, or a Senator, or…)
R.I.P. Luc Bourdon..
Also two-time leading playoff scorer.
I would say Anze is the 3rd best in this draft class Crosby is the best then the goat Carey price is second
Jack ended up with an ok career but started out as an absolute beast
Can't believe kopitar went that low after playing with a men's pro league
This is one of the all time worst missed picks by the Canucks. Man what could have been….
Price won zero. Best goalie to never win shit.
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But it doesn't answer the question of why Kopitar wasn't drafted higher. What mistake did scouts and GMs make? What false assumptions were in place?
I think Kopi coming from Slovenia defintely played a role in him slipping in the draft.