LOS ANGELES -- For the victors in the Stanley Pot Final, that first moment when they receive the big silver precious metal trophy and thrust it high into the air as they can, is pure, unfiltered bliss.

What follows is only slightly more organized than chaos. Family, friends as well as media turn the enjoying surface into a crowded coach station, if that floor has been covered by ice.

Everyone is trying to find someone or something, trying to get to a place in the opposite direction of the individual coming toward them. Individuals with media credentials tend to be following the Los Angeles Kings, awaiting them to exhale and try to make coherent thoughts when delirium as well as exhaustion are in play.

The participants are congratulated by people they love and people they do not know, and eventually their focus zeroes inside on that big silver factor again.

Every player gets a chance in the aftermath of the original get together to spend a couple more min's with the Cup on the snow, and this is the chance for pictures with family and specific sets of teammates.

Kings center Anze Kopitar spent close to 20 minutes after the 3-2, double-overtime Game 5 win against the New York Rangers on Friday stalking the actual Cup.New England Patriots Lights Out Grey #12 Limited Tom Brady Men's Jersey Every time one person was done taking photos, he'd inform Kopitar someone else had called dibs subsequent.

Kopitar was answering questions the best he could in multiple languages, but each time his / her eyes rarely left where the Cup was located or even moving to next. He or she ended nearly a half-dozen selection interviews with a polite apology, because it had been time to try again to fetch the Cup.

When Kopitar finally experienced his turn, it was time to convene the first family of Slovenian handbags. Years from now, here is guessing he's going to cherish in which photo the most.

"It is a great feeling," Kopitar said. "It is ...Inches

His voice trailed off like he was trying to imitate the actual "No words" Stanley Cup Playoffs advertisement, only it was genuine.

This has been a good incomparable season for Kopitar. He or she won the Stanley Cup and also led the NHL playoffs in scoring for the second time in three seasons, but this seemed to be a coronation as one of the world's best players.New England Patriots Be Luv'd Pink #12 Game Tom Brady Women's Jersey

No one symbolized the incredibly difficult path to a tournament for the Kings more than Kopitar, that his coach consistently compared against some of the best centers in the activity. In each of the three times to survive the Western Conference, Kopitar outplayed the world-class player expected to consist of him.

First it was Joe Thornton as well as (mostly) Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks. Following it was Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Geese. Then it was Jonathan Toews of the Blackhawks.

After Kopitar and the Kings were completed eliminating Toews in the Blackhawks, Wayne Gretzky went on national television in Europe and said Kopitar is the third-best handbags player in the world, behind Pittsburgh Penguins heart Sidney Crosby and Toews. Kopitar finished the postseason with 26 points, a total powering only by Gretzky in Leaders playoff history.

Kopitar's play in this postseason, along with an analytics-based look at his entire body of work, could help someone kind a convincing argument the 26-year-old is,New England Patriots Lights Out Grey #12 Limited Tom Brady Youth Jersey in fact, not behind Toews.

"I say it all the time, but I think he's one of the best centers on the planet and maybe he doesn't get as much credit," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "This season he's nominated for the Selke [Trophy], but he doesn't get as much exposure playing on free airline Coast. He's one bejesus of a hockey player."

Kopitar took part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics for his native Slovenia with his father, Matjaz, because his coach. That by yourself would make for memories that last a lifetime, but the Kopitars helped Slovenia to the two greatest victories in the country's hockey historical past, defeating established Slovakia in the original round then advancing towards the quarterfinals by defeating Austria.

On a group with no other NHL players, Kopitar was magnificent. He remained at this level in the Stanley Cup 2010 nfl playoffs.

Kopitar (6-foot-2, 224 pounds) has become the complete package deal, the prototypical franchise center. He's Evgeni Malkin's size, but also Toews' defensive capability.New England Patriots Drift Fashion Grey #12 Game Tom Brady Women's Jersey

Kopitar glides past defenders with extended strides or bullies past them underrated strength. At some point Friday during Game Five, Kopitar went into the corner with Rangers forward Rick Nash as well as muscled him off the puck like he or she was someone who weighed 40 pounds less.

There was a change in overtime when Kopitar's line had been hemmed in its own zone, and teammates were struggling to get into the correct defensive position because of tiredness. Kopitar collected the puck and did the rest himself, skating earlier multiple Rangers for one of the biggest zone exits of the season.

"He's constantly had the ability, both goal-scoring and obviously playmaking ability," Kings skipper Dustin Brown said. "I think there is a reason he doesn't score 90 to 100 details like he's probably capable of doing, and part of it is the approach we take to play. If there's one thing he doesn't do, it's cheat on the offensive side of the puck, and that's why he's up for that Selke. I think you put him upon another team or in an alternative system,New England Patriots Draft Him Shimmer Super Bowl XLIX Navy Blue #12 Elite Tom Brady Women's Jersey he probably offers quite a bit more points, but again it is exactly what makes us successful, is we've our best players buy into our bodies. As a result, he might not rating as many, but we're sitting here in June playing.

"You try to describe guys [as] 'shutdown D' or 'goal-scorer' or even 'grinder.' I've said this before about [Kopitar], he's merely a hockey player. If the very best play's a pass, it's a complete, if the best play's a shot, it is a shot. He's just a total hockey player. He doesn't get enough credit in my opinion, to some extent probably because of the market we have been in, his background. In the event that he was a Canadian and also played in New York, [there would] probably be more people talking about him."

Kopitar is an advanced-statistics miracle. He faces the toughest competitors and Sutter dares opposing coaches in order to avoid using their stars against Kopitar. This individual and Jarret Stoll field all of the difficult faceoff assignments.

The Kings dominate possession of the puck when Kopitar is around the ice. The game slows down for all when he is dictating the perform.

He is the talisman, the fulcrum of what makes the Kings so difficult to play against.

The appreciation for Kopitar in the United States and Canada is no longer substandard. It's difficult to remain underrated when an icon of Gretzky's stature says what he did on "Hockey Evening in Canada."

"He's a large, strong guy. He has skill. He's really got it just about all," Kings center Paul Richards said. "Then you put the focus that he does on using the defensive side of the puck, that really makes a special person.

"What he can do on the snow, take over games ... We see it every day, so we kind of get spoiled. But I think a few years ago when we won the actual Cup, it was kind of his coming-out party, and everybody right now realizes how good he could be."

Author: Corey Masisak | NHL.com Staff Writer