Kammala wannan jumla: Popovic an tsara shi a zagaye na 2 na
2001 NHL Entry Draft ta Ƙwararrun Ducks na Anaheim. Ya sanya hannu tare da Atlanta Thrashers a shekara ta 2005. A cikin aikinsa na Arewacin Amurka, Popovic ya bayyana a wasanni 81 na NHL don maki 7.