Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Popovic an tsara shi a zagaye na 2 na NHL Entry Draft na 2001
da 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.