ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 Helm didn't replace Kopecky in '08, and Abdelkader didn't in '09. Fixed that for you. Kopecky is not a star player. But he's not the scrub you guys are making him out to be; he's a good NHL-level player with strong all-around talent. Pavel Datsyuk has strong all-around talent. Tomas Kopecky has a strong all-around lack of talent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 Helm didn't replace Kopecky in '08, and Abdelkader didn't in '09. I thought he did. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/06/02/...kader-steps-up/ An injury here or there though and you just never know, which is how he got into the line-up this spring at the NHL level anyway. Tomas Kopecky got hurt in the Anaheim series and Abdelkader stepped in for him there. It was at that point that Babcock had one of the best quotes. When asked why Abdelkader instead of one of the other Griffins, the coach said: "He'll run the crap out of people." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then. ^ This. Bless Kopecky's heart, I got nothing against him, was glad for his service/attempted service or whatever to the Red Wings. He got a game winning goal in the Olympics last night. Great for him, he did what he needed to do. However I'll state again that pretty much Stevie Wonder could've scored that goal, the rebound was so juicy and goal was so wide open. That's not a knock on Kopecky, just simply stating that anybody could've scored that goal. And it's great that he got selected to play in the Olympics, but it also goes to show that the lack of depth Slovakia has as a country right now in terms of NHL talent. They took Sweden out last night yes, but have these current rosters playing each other 10 times, I'd put money on Sweden winning at least 7 of them, and that's generous. Probably should be more like 8 or 9 out of 10. IN a single game elmination attempt, anything can happen, and it just happened to be Slovakia's night in the end, good for them, and good for Kopecky. OVerall though, he still hasn't been all that good of a player. He may still have potential, but he's not as good no matter how hard eva unit zero keeps trying to convince people over and over again. A game winning goal in an Olympic game that was pretty much a tap-in does not change that. Everybody gets that he has potential to be better. He hasn't shown that overall on a consistent basis though. Edited February 26, 2010 by SouthernWingsFan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 No LGW crow. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut in the winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then. You SOB, You totally stole mah thundah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
