Gretzky says Kopitar is 3rd best in league

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

Still so mad looking back at the 2005 draft.....the Hawks could have had Kopitar.....Kopi and Toews as their top 2 centers oh my god they would just win all of the Stanley Cups forever.

[Atomic Wedgy]

Well..... if you are playing that game, the Pens should have picked Toews instead of Staal.

[Big Ev]

Still so mad looking back at the 2005 draft.....the Hawks could have had Kopitar.....Kopi and Toews as their top 2 centers oh my god they would just win all of the Stanley Cups forever.

Then they wouldn't have Kane and maybe some other guys.

[petegreg21]

Still so mad looking back at the 2005 draft.....the Hawks could have had Kopitar.....Kopi and Toews as their top 2 centers oh my god they would just win all of the Stanley Cups forever.

It's okay, everyone who picked 2-10 feels like crap about that one.

I wonder how good Anaheim would be/could have been if they had Kopitar, Getzlaf and Perry instead of Ryan, Getzlaf and Perry

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

Then they wouldn't have Kane and maybe some other guys.

Obviously in my impossible fantasy the Hawks would still have every player they have now, just add Kopitar instead of Skille.

That is how reality works, isn't it?

[Zorro]

If we are playing this game, then in 2008 the Blackhawks should have drafted Erik Karlsson at 11th overall instead of Kyle Beach(who has yet to play an NHL game)..

2007 at 38th overall, Billy Sweatt was drafted by the hawks, PK Subban was drafted afew picks later..

[Zorro]

Can somebody please fix the thread title??

It's a sin to spell "Gretzky" incorrectly!!

[Atomic Wedgy]

Fixed.

[pmorrow]

Can somebody please fix the thread title??

It's a sin to spell "Gretzky" incorrectly!!

Yeah, that annoyed me in an odd sort of way.

I thought Getzky was a new nickname for Ryan Getzlaf for a second.

[plug]

I'm just glad he's finally getting some recognition, besides those of us who watch him. What a great fore checker.

[Zorro]

Fixed.

Thank you AW!! Now I can sleep a little better tonight!!

[fungchen3]

I think Kopitar is a top 5 talent overall, yes.