The question, “Will Drew Doughty play tonight?’’ was essentially answered at the end of the morning skate, when Slava Voynov came off the ice with a couple other defensemen and Doughty remained out for extra work. Doughty got in a second day of full practice but will not play tonight against Dallas. Terry Murray, though, made it sound as though Doughty is a strong possibility for Saturday’s game at Phoenix.
MURRAY: “He’s not cleared to play. He’s cleared to practice, full contact in practice, by the doctor. So he’s getting close, getting better. He’s on the ice doing everything. We’ll get through one more game here without him, and hopefully we can make a decision after that.’’
Sounds good cya saturday.
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Get the kid in there, we’re dying to see him at home.
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Brownkingsfan Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
@TheRussianKing, Next week I hope!
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Stuart Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
@TheRussianKing, bring the boys back home!! – Pink Floyd
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We all want Doughty back period…BUT… it has been nice to see Voynov get some experience. Next time, let’s hope under better circumstances!
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puck73 Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
@MB Kings Fan, Agreed
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http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=53&id=130871
>:/ we have purple jersey and they look awesome.
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I’m going to miss Voynov but it’ll be good to have Doughty back. Hopefully
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great…
but he needs to be of restaurant-quality, norris-like mindset, if not playing shape…
he’s already lost tc and now almost two weeks…
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Who is this Doughty guy? I have a jersey in my closet with his name on it but????? Seriously, can’t wait for him to come back and get into Norris trophy mode.
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See you Saturday Drew! I’m making a road trip to Arizona for the game this weekend. go kings!
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Smart.
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Hope whatever “it” is, “it” is over soon. Looking forward to getting you back DD.
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I think I’m sold on the idea of brining Dewey in Sunday–that way they benefit from Voynov’s legs Saturday and Dewey’s fresh legs Sunday.
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KC23 Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Excellent point.
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More bad news for Phoenix.
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I have a feeling Doughty might be cleared to play but if he gets a good hit on his shoulder, he could be out for the rest of the season, like Loktionov.
The fact this was not 7-10 days tells me this wasn’t a bruise, more like a partial dislocation.
The Kings are not exactly lighting the lamp. It seems more and more like Penner is not going to add anything in terms of scoring. Parse is not a top 6 forward who are trying to fool.
What is going on with Brown? Are the new players building some chemistry, because it does not look like they are able to do what they should be doing, scoring goals.
This is frustrating. I hope the offense picks up soon, otherwise the Kings are going to have to do something.
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Rich,
with Doughty’s return causing a bit of a logjam on defense for the Kings, are there signs that Lombardi might actually be shopping someone like Alec Martinez? Is it at all likely that the Kings may be one of the unnamed six teams interested in RFA Kyle Turris?
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