Kopitar involved in 64% of Slovenia's scoring

[Nihilism]

He's been impressive. I am suprised there is no thread on the Hab board whining that Gainey didn't draft him last year.

 

[King'sPawn]

In a way, I'm SO glad that Slovenia got pasted by Kazakhstan 5-0. I want Kopitar to succeed and be a star, but he had to stop producing for one game just to bring some of the posters back to earth.

 

[RightKinger]

Let's be honest here: Kopitar is now getting his chance to "fatten up" his stats vs. the "also-rans" in the relegation round...so not a true comparison vs. Crosby,Ovechkin.Malkin now playing tougher competition...

Also--we all know that Backstrom was better than him in the SEL this season,and too bad Backstrom got bumped back off Team Sweden when Zetterberg arrived after Detroit's demise in the NHL playoffs...so the real story of this tournament isn't Kopitar--but rather Backstrom's abscence --because I'm certain that in direct comparison to PHIL THE THRILL's less than stellar performance so far,Backstrom would have wowed 'em,thus cementing the "fall" in ranking for PHIL that some still continue to disbelieve...

Backstrom is the better overall but Kopitar is the better offensive player.