Oilers notes: Draisaitl lauds Kopitar as Kings star enters final season

Oilers notes: Draisaitl lauds Kopitar as Kings star enters final season

Draisaitl has long said Slovenian-born Anze Kopitar, who has 1,278 points in 1,454 games, was a role model along with the Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk.

Leon Draisaitl talks about Anze Koptiar

Leon talks about one of his idols Anze Kopitar who announced earlier this week this will be his final NHL season 🤝

Kopitar's Last Stand: Can Kings Break First-Round Curse In Captain's Final NHL Season?

Longtime Los Angeles Kings star center and captain Anze Kopitar revealed this week what many presumed was coming sooner than later – namely, that the 2025-26 NHL season would be the final season in what will be a 20-year NHL career. As we’ll explore below, Kopitar is clearly headed straight to the Hockey Hall of Fame when he’s finished playing, and he’ll be rightfully regarded as one of the greatest Kings of all time and as an iconic contributor…