Posts About "Drew Doughty"
Doughty Signs Contract Extension With Kings
June 29th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on an eight-year, $88 million contract extension with veteran defender Drew Doughty, the team announced Friday. The deal will come with an $11 million annual cap hit and will kick in during the 2019-20 season, keeping Doughty under contract through the 2027-28 season. This deal will make Doughty...
LA Kings & the Kovalchuk Effect
June 29th, 2018 Over the weekend the Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Ilya Kovalchuk. Signing Kovalchuk helps fill a glaring weakness the Kings had last season but, how does it affect the organization over the next three seasons, most notably their ability to re-sign Drew Doughty? What the Kings Are Getting With...
LA Kings Defense Second to None
June 14th, 2018 Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes. For the Los Angeles Kings, defense was certainly the backbone of the team this past season. They allowed the fewest goals in the league while also having the league’s top penalty kill. While it may not have led them to a championship, it did help them take a step forward after missing...
Why The Leafs Need to Trade for Drew Doughty
April 26th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs have done several things right over the course of the last few hockey seasons. They have drafted phenomenally, brought in the right hockey people to the front office and made some key trades at critical positions such as goaltending. The trade for Frederik Andersen is the main reason the Leafs have been able to...
Drew Doughty, Forever a King?
April 21st, 2018 “I always wanted to be an L.A. King and I want to stay an L.A. King." Those exact words were uttered from Drew Doughty's mouth in a recent interview with NHL.com following his team's early 2018 NHL playoff exit. The encoded message was distributed through various mainstream and social media channels and decoded by Los Angeles Kings...
Doughty Deserves Norris After Career Season
April 13th, 2018 With the 2017-18 regular season ending this past weekend, many experts and pundits are releasing their picks for this season's awards. Among the most hotly debated topics is who will win the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning appears to be the favorite but I would argue that for my money...
