Could Drew Doughty Follow Jonathan Quick’s Path Out of Los Angeles?
“The Mayor” Jon Hoven joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio on Saturday, July 4th, for the season finale of TFP Hotstove with Dennis Bernstein, Dave Pagnotta, and Ryan Paton. There, he was asked about Drew Doughty and the complications now that Brandt Clarke has signed his recent five-year extension. Could there be one other Jonathan Quick scenario playing out in Los Angeles this season?
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NHL Rumors: The Los Angeles Kings and Drew Doughty
Dave Pagnotta: “Now let’s speak about two guys on that blue line as we cycle back on that D Core, Drew Doughty and Brandt Clarke. Clarke gets his recent contract, gets it signed before July 1, so good move. How do you see his usage increasing, and the way do you see Drew’s changing?”
John Hoven: “ I actually have said this in relation to Dought. I’ve said this as again and again as I possibly can on as many shows, podcasts, etc. I feel the situation with Drew Doughty is a really volatile one. I do know everybody’s attempting to play nice publicly and saying every little thing’s advantageous; we would like him to retire a King, and he desires to retire a King.
It is a situation that just screams Jonathan Quick 2.0. You could have a player who’s probably not coming back to Los Angeles beyond this yr, but he desires to proceed to play and plans on playing for no less than three or 4 more years, and there’s money within the marketplace that can pay him.
Drew Doughty remains to be a really serviceable defenseman. You’ll be able to argue he’s not a top pair guy anymore, but put him on a second pair or a 3rd pair, limit his minutes, the hockey IQ is off the charts, it has been since he was a teen He’s a hockey savant, while he may not know loads about a variety of other things, he knows every little thing about hockey, and he’s the sort of guy that teams prefer to have, each of their locker room, i.e. Team Canada, recently and on the market on the ice in big moments.
Is it all the way down to the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators for Claude Giroux?
That’s also a difficulty because you should let the reins loose in relation to Brandt Clarke. Brandt Clarke ought to be the primary defenseman on this team. He ought to be on the highest pair. He ought to be playing on the penalty kill, in addition to playing offensively on the ability play. He ought to be anchoring the highest power play.
For those who take a look at the underlying metrics last yr, Brant Clark was the Kings best defenseman. Period. There’s no argument about it. Every metric will let you know; the attention test will let you know all that; all of the stats and advanced numbers will let you know he made everybody he played with higher. He was their best defenseman, and you’ve to let him go.”
NHLRumors.com Note: The Los Angeles Kings have seen Brant Clarke take over because the primary defenseman on the blueline. He was rewarded with a five-year extension before free agency. Nonetheless, questions remain in regards to the way forward for defenseman Drew Doughty. Doughty is entering the ultimate yr of his current contract, which pays him $11 million a season.
Kings GM Ken Holland has stated he’ll speak about an extension with Doughty after the season. This was an analogous plan to the one with Jonathan Quick. Quick was then traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets and later to the Vegas Golden Knights, where he won his third Stanley Cup.
NHL Rumors: How Will the Los Angeles Kings Replace Drew Doughty
Doughty, like Quick, is a Kings legend. The 2012 group of Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Doughty, and Quick can be talked about for bringing two Stanley Cups to Los Angeles, but it surely is time for a brand new era for the Kings. But is there a scenario where they trade him much like Quick?
Doughty desires to play for a pair more seasons, but when Holland brought back Doughty, it will be on one-year deals. Is that something Doughty wants, or is it a play to force Doughty’s hand?
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