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https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2172777
 

Drew Doughty won't be satisfied with the Los Angeles Kings front office if it doesn't bolster the rebuilding club in the near future.

The defenseman expressed a sense of urgency and cited the Kings' aging core when asked if it's time for the team to add more experience.

"Yeah, for sure. I mean, $&!#, we gotta," Doughty said Friday. "Me and (Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick, and Dustin Brown), we're all getting older. We all had, I thought, phenomenal seasons, but we're running out of time. You've got two of the best players at their position ... both ways ... and with all this cap room, yeah, we've got to bring guys in, that's it.

 
 

"There's no point in just waiting for these prospects to develop when you've got guys in their prime, hungry to win, and sick of losing."

Doughty was asked if he'd be happy if big moves aren't made in the offseason. His reply was brief but to the point.

"No," he said.

The Kings went 21-28-7 this season, finishing near the bottom of the league standings. Los Angeles has been rebuilding for the last three campaigns, missing the playoffs each time. The Kings have made only two postseason appearances - losing both first-round series - since claiming their second Stanley Cup championship over a three-year span in 2014.

However, as Doughty noted, the 2021 squad showed some promise. The 31-year-old produced 34 points in 56 games, while Kopitar, who's 33, racked up 50 points while also playing every contest. Brown, the eldest player on the Kings' roster at 36, led the team with 17 goals in 49 games. However, Quick posted a subpar .898 save percentage over 22 contests and was outplayed by 26-year-old Cal Petersen.

Los Angeles has begun to give more opportunities to younger players like Petersen, Adrian Kempe, and 2017 first-round pick Gabriel Vilardi, all of whom have shown flashes of their abilities. The Kings also boast a deep prospect pool led by 2020 second overall pick Quinton Byfield - who debuted with the club this season - and 2019 second-rounder Arthur Kaliyev, who scored in his lone appearance in the league in February.

The Kings finished the season with about $9 million in cap space and could have even more than that this summer if they opt not to re-sign any of their six pending restricted free agents.

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3 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

I have 11 million reasons per season why no other team would want him. 

Doughty is worth his contract and still has around 4-5 solid years left of play. There are around 1-2 years were he won't be worth his contract but that is pretty good looking around the league at contracts like Karlsson and Vlasic. 

 

Our team needs a player like Doughty regardless of his attitude. Every team needs a player as good as doughty on their backend if they want to win a cup. 

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Just now, SirCosmoDuffGordon said:

Doughty is worth his contract and still has around 4-5 solid years left of play. There are around 1-2 years were he won't be worth his contract but that is pretty good looking around the league at contracts like Karlsson and Vlasic. 

 

Our team needs a player like Doughty regardless of his attitude. Every team needs a player as good as doughty on their backend if they want to win a cup. 

I'm not saying he's not worth the contract. But with a flat cap estimated for a few seasons, bitching is not going help with anything. 

 

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8 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

I'm not saying he's not worth the contract. But with a flat cap estimated for a few seasons, bitching is not going help with anything. 

 

I don't see what the team can do either he should just ask for a trade if he wants to win cause I don't see free agents fixing their problem. 

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21 minutes ago, SirCosmoDuffGordon said:

I don't see what the team can do either he should just ask for a trade if he wants to win cause I don't see free agents fixing their problem. 

Where though? I don’t know how any team that is even close to contending could fit his cap And make it worthwhile for the Kings to move him. 

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43 minutes ago, SirCosmoDuffGordon said:

Doughty is worth his contract and still has around 4-5 solid years left of play. There are around 1-2 years were he won't be worth his contract but that is pretty good looking around the league at contracts like Karlsson and Vlasic. 

 

Our team needs a player like Doughty regardless of his attitude. Every team needs a player as good as doughty on their backend if they want to win a cup. 

Doughty is a great player and will be good for some time but he isn't a 11 million dollar player.

 

Heck, except McDavid, no one deserves 11+ mil salary.

 

If Doughty was as good as McDavid, LA wouldn't be this bad.

 

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7 minutes ago, J-Dizzle said:

Where though? I don’t know how any team that is even close to contending could fit his cap And make it worthwhile for the Kings to move him. 

Edmonton has the cap space this coming offseason. Florida, buying out Bobrovsky would make it possible. Colorado another team that has the cap space to take him on and would look scary with him. 

 

Colorado also has the prospects to easily acquire him. I would bet on them landing him if he wanted to move and win. 

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1 minute ago, khay said:

Doughty is a great player and will be good for some time but he isn't a 11 million dollar player.

 

Heck, except McDavid, no one deserves 11+ mil salary.

 

If Doughty was as good as McDavid, LA wouldn't be this bad.

 

McDavid is worth a league max salary. There is no player who is even close to him. 

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Honestly, I don't see it as a bad thing. This guy is just competitive. If Horvat or someone else said this, would you really disagree with him? Horvat did after all say he didn't want to go through another rebuild.


Guess he's a "whiner" too. Come on guys.

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