Ladies and gentlemen, the Drew Doughty mustache is back. Doughty is one of many players around the league who grow out a mustache for “Movember,’’ the movement that attempts to raise awareness about prostate cancer and other diseases. On the ice, Doughty is hoping for a better look as well. After returning from injury, Doughty played back-to-back games this weekend and was uneven at best against Phoenix and Colorado.
DOUGHTY: “I thought I wasn’t my best in the first game. I struggled a little bit, maybe tried to do too much. But in the second game, I thought I played well. I felt a lot better in that second game. I’ve still got a lot of room to improve and get better, and I know I’m just going to get better with time. It takes a while to get back into the game after being injured, so I’ll be fine and I’ll get a lot better.’’
Doughty will play Thursday against Edmonton in what will technically be his home debut, since he missed the first three games at Staples Center with the injury.
DOUGHTY: “I’m really looking forward to playing at Staples and having that home crowd. I guess I played in two home games, but they were overseas so really they weren’t home games at all. So I’m really excited to play in front of the home crowd. It was tough missing that home opener, especially because everyone was fired up in there. It was a tough game to miss, but I’m looking forward to Thursday.’’
Terry Murray was measured in his response when asked to give his assessment of Doughty’s last two games.
MURRAY: “Drew has played with a great deal of `I want to do it’ (attitude). He wants to make a difference every time he’s on the ice, every shift. Sometimes you can get yourself into a little bit of a jackpot [trouble] when you go in with that attitude. I understand where he’s coming from, with the importance of him having the puck and trying to do a lot of good things with it, but when you come back after being out for a little while, it’s better sometimes to do less. Advance the puck, get it off your stick, get it to the forwards and let them screw up, instead of you. [smiles] But he’s got a couple games under his belt now. They were fast-paced games. They were back-to-back. At the end of the day, for me, his conditioning was really good. He feels confident battling along the boards. He has no hesitation whatsoever. I know his game is going to get to the level that we have seen in the past. We’ll just keep pushing here in practice and get ready for the next game. He’s ready to do good things for us.’’
No not the ‘stache!!
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Resedakingsfan Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 4:42 pm
@AZ King, My thoughts exactly.
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NNNOOOOOOOO!!
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Geoff Reply:
November 2nd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
@Niko, Hahahaha, best response so far
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Doughty is the best. I really hope the crowd at Staples gives him a big applause when he is introduced.
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Oh no… the ‘stache!
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he can shave his eyebrows for all i care as long as he plays like the Drew Doughty of 2 years ago.
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CheezyPoofs Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:13 pm
@Dave, ^^^ THIS!!
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@CheezyPoofs, No kitty those are my cheezypoofs
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DIRECTV AND FOX COME TO TERMS–NO SERVICE INTERRUPTION.
Just got an email from directv:
Dear Customer,
As you may have heard, DIRECTV has been in talks with News Corp./Fox about continuing to carry Fox-owned channels. We’re pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached. There will be NO service interruption. All channels will remain on the air, including:
FX
National Geographic Channel
Nat Geo WILD
SPEED
FUEL TV
FOX Soccer
FOX Soccer Plus
FOX Deportes
Fox regional sports networks
Fox News channel
Fox Broadcasting (FOX)
Fox Business Network
Fox Movie Channel
Your local FOX station
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
DIRECTV
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Cynic Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:08 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, GREAT NEWS! I haven’t got my e-mail yet, but I’m looking forward to it. Thanks for the update!
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DesertKing Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:17 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
Dear DirectTV,
Thank you so much for not interrupting the service I PAY SO MUCH FOR!!. I truly appreciate the fact that you did your reseacrh and came to the conclusion that myself and many other Kings fans would have LEFT DIRECTTV IMMEDIATELY so we we could continue to watch our beloved Kings as they march towards their first Stanley Cup. We are very happy to have our Fox programming retuned to us so we no longer want you to ROT IN HELL. Everything is now happiness, rainbows, unicorns and fluffy hockey pucks sailing along perfect ice.
Sincerely,
DirectTV Customer
PS – Could we please get our radar dishes in designer colors? I was hoping to find one in a silver/black/purple color scheme with a large silver and purple crown etched into it. Remember, GKG!!!
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TheAcaciaStrain Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 7:06 pm
@DesertKing, Hahaha that’s great. Or how about Burberry plaid lolol
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Stuart Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:18 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, did they mention what the trickle down would be to the paying customers???
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:56 pm
@Stuart, Fox 2 is still blacked out to Cox cable. I think Fox will continue to rasie prices, and add channels till they find a way to corner the market somewhere.
These disputes are just the beginning.
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:25 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth,
You guys should of got a letter from Fox network for holding customers hostage till Direct gave in. Next up will be Satelite, then cable networks, then they’ll start over again later, and try to find the next breaking point, till providers can’t afford it anymore. Eventually they’ll merge with a provider then pull all services to the other providers.
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:36 pm
@Dominick, Cable networks already went through it last year Or sometime. Time Warner Cable did the same until they got an agreement together.
I had no doubts they would reach a deal.
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:44 pm
@Lake Forest, We’ll see when their contracts up next.
Stuart Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:47 pm
@Lake Forest, wasn’t it last year (albeit shortly) that Versus was not available on Directv but then it came back??? it’s a vicious cycle!
Danikjan Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:59 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Funny how a drawn out contract negotiation ends up being in an article about drew
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Please start playing like your 7 million. For the power play please start making the first pass to your teamates or dumping it in for the chase along that boards. Thanks DD.
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Whodawat Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:07 pm
@Downsy89, I think alot of fans feel this way, but you have to remember that he missed training camp and has been out a little while now with that shoulder injury. He’ll need a few games to get back into the groove of things and hopefully he’ll be fine.
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Downsy89 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:15 pm
@Whodawat, Yes I know, but his play of doing a fake shot towards his back hand is not a smart move. He needs keep it simple. Its not about if he has played games or not. He should know what a simple play is. You go out and make the simple pass or check, and a shot on net, and the game just comes back to you. He knows to keep it simple.
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AZ King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:09 pm
@Downsy89,
In all honesty he’s a couple of years away from playing at that level. People just need to be patient, and remember that when Kopi signed his contract he wasn’t worth that much either.
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soyokaze Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 5:56 pm
@AZ King, If would be nice of Dewey can hit the net on his one-timers on the Powerplay. If it gets blocked, so be it. Let them feel the pain of having step in front of the blast. He’s been way off on his shots. Definitely needs to work on that aspect of his game. Should take a lesson on Luc on how to be deceptive with his backswing. He telegraphs his shots and gives defenders too much time to get into shooting lanes.
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King Cobra Reply:
November 2nd, 2011 at 11:08 pm
@AZ King, Than how do you explain how Voynov is already playing better than he is. The guy makes so many game losing blunders and is way over paid and not a team first guy. I am over the guy!
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off topic but did any of you hear what Tortorella had to say about Thorton and his comment after the game.
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Belexes Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:06 pm
@KingsFan1384,
No, I didn’t.
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Howe 9 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:07 pm
@Belexes, Me neither. How about you enlighten us?
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mrbob25 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:41 pm
@KingsFan1384,
Something along the lines of “Joe hasn’t won crap so maybe he should shut the hell up.”
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Sebastian Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:42 pm
@KingsFan1384, http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379408
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Scot Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:53 pm
@KingsFan1384,
Yes, hilarious! I have several of my favorite Tortorella “blow ups” saved on my DVR. Easily, my favorite interview in the NHL.
My top 3 favorite interviews..
3. Jeremy Roenick
2. Brian Burke
1. John Tortorella
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kevin from toronto Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 3:08 pm
@KingsFan1384, “He’s never won anything in this league” haha YYYYYYYES!
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HIT THE NET Doughty….
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Guess 2 games is more than enough time DD. Anybody would have already dominated the league in that time frame. Since your maxed out already and we’re seeing your best, we should just trade you.
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Belexes Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:14 pm
@Dominick,
Yeah, Trade him for somebody good, like Randy Jones.
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I can’t wait to finally get to see Drew play in person. There’s a lot of pressure living up to a contract like that. He’ll be ok, just needs to get into a groove and get that first goal out of the way.
Go Kings!
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Come on Drew! Lets see the 7 million dollar deeks!
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What! no pictures?
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Stuart Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:22 pm
@Dominick, of DD’s soft pelt on his upper lip? You’ll see more hair on caterpillars! Trash the stache DD or at least let it grow all Fu Manchu!
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:30 pm
@Stuart, At least he’s doing it for a good cause, and not because he wants to be unique (Like Goerge Perros).
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Stuart Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:48 pm
@Dominick, I thought Perros does for it a cause as well? Maybe that’s his wig that he grows/cuts for charity?
Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:58 pm
@Stuart, Does he do it for charity. Now I don’t hate him as much as I used to since he’s been gone.
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CrownLA Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 3:56 pm
@Stuart, YES The Ron Jeremy Stache Lives!
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wavesinair Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:44 pm
@Dominick,
I’m uploading a bunch of video for a post later, but here’s a sneak peak at the stache…
http://deepinsidethekings.com/thestache.jpg
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Michael J. Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm
@wavesinair, I thought Halloween was yesterday.
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He’s had the puck on his stick twice in the final seconds of the game while being down on the scoreboard. Shot both times and just couldn’t cash in. His game winner (or tying) is coming!
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Movember is truly a worthy cause, prostate cancer kills as many men as breast cancer kills women, it’s just way less publicized, probably because of “visual” reasons! Good for Drew, it’ll be nice “growing practice” for him in preparation for the playoffs..)
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I just hope next time someone comes down the left wing one on one, Doughty actually makes a play to stop them. Seems like he gets schooled there a little too often. Last year Ovechkin and Coture, and most recently Duchene. I wanna see this Norris candidate everyone is talking about… Scuds or Mitchell make that play 9 times out of 10…
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21 ….just 21 freaking years old!!!!
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He thought he was better the second game? Really Drew?!?!
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The kid’s got a lot to live up to… it might be weeks or months before he is out of the funk –
Amart is not playing that much better himself – I’d bring Voynov and Lokti up. Bench Amart for a game or two, and put together a Lokti, Richardson, Lewis line. Its worth a try. It maybe that 3rd line that no one expects to score…
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O.K. So most everybody is in agreement that DD has played horrible so far. And he has, that’s a FACT. But, rather than call for his head on a stick, I say give him a little time. He has yet to get up to “game speed”. Sure, he’s been practicing, skating, etc,, but it’s nothing like playing in actual game circumstances. He’s gotta knock the rust off first. Things happen very fast in this game, and until things “slow down”, Doughty, and the whole team for that matter,won’t hit their stride.
By “slow down” I don’t mean pace, but rather perception. You often hear in this game of “Time and Space”. I would offer that this is not only a finite description, but also a perception on the players’ part. Allow me to explain with an interesting (hopefully) corollary:
I drive race cars and have for 7 yrs. Things happen fast on a racetrack too. “Time and Space” perception is developed only through seat time. When first starting, a yard from the wall or another car feels like an inch. 2-3 seconds feels like a split second. You can tune & test, and practice all you like, but until you actually compete on the track, your perception will not change.
Then, after seat time in the heat of competition, things begin to slow down and your perception changes. Soon, an inch will now seem like a yard, and 2 seconds seems like an eternity. (or maybe 10 seconds- which IS an eternity on the track)
This adjustment period is what our beloved Kings are in the midst of, I believe. Some players adjust faster than others and you can tell who they are. I hope they will all get there, and when they do, it could be spectacular.
So, I would invite us fans to exercise a bit of patience. Save the hand-wringing and finger-pointing for when it’s warranted. The sky is NOT falling. If, by mid-Jan. they’re not on track, then I’ll be concerned.
It’s a long season folks, and the way I see it, we’re 11 laps into an 82 lap race, and we’re sitting in the top 10 of a 30 car field. And this after starting at the back of the pack. ( which I would say after the Euro trip) I do believe we’ll be A-OK.
Go Kings
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 5:27 pm
@YoBro, No not everybodies in agreement. DD has played reasonable considering he’s missed a lot of time. If your expecting Norris trophy performance after only 2 games than you don’t know anything about hockey.
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5holer Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 9:56 pm
@Dominick, Sure glad that the Scare Crow got a brain! And somebody here has a hockey IQ. Nice observation by you Dominick! The entire club is still playing shoddy hockey all around! When the whole team plays poorly as a unit, the players fighting it show up worse cause no one is going to baile them out with a solid play. Its that simple. The reverse is also true. Team playing well means a poor performer can be hidden for a game or so. Just looking for a 60 minute game yet this season from 20 guys! Quick was carrying the group on his back for awhile and now that’s not happening either!
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5holer Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Furthermore, while I am on the subject of poor team play and lack of execution for 60 minutes, why don’t the band waggoners get off the Penner treadmill for awhile. Actually Penner is playing better then most without any results because his linemates are stinking up the ice too much. I am not a fan to be confused with a Penner supporter, cause I am not that big on him, and haven’t been since his rookie season with the Ducks. Let’s see I remember the Modry days when he just had to show up at warm ups to be booed. Brutal! Another big man with skills, hands, a good skater, good with the puck, but doesn’t (didn’t)hit much. This is a team game won or lost by 19 players each game(sometimes 20 with BU GT in). It is not more or less then that ever! The Hammod Blog Tradewinds never stop blowing around here!
jimrad Reply:
November 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 am
@YoBro, DD hasn’t been the same since he got hurt last year. This isn’t a new problem with how he is playing. He is damaged goods and probably will never be the same. Too bad the Kings buried 7 million a year of this guy because he looks to be a 3-4 million guy for the rest of his career. I hope I am wrong, but look at reality not fantasy when watching his play.
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You misunderstand. I’m saying lay off the kid and let him find his groove. I’ve just grown tired of reading everybody bash him on here for the last while. The kid’ll be here for 8 more yrs. I’m in his corner!
Go Kings
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 9:36 pm
@YoBro, My bad. I agree with you, I just worded it wrong.
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some of you people are going to be chewing on your words shortly.
This kid is gonna get going soon and I doubt any of you will admit how wrong you were.
None of us question his talent..I think some people question his desire, heart, or willingness to win. You couldn’t be further from the truth.
The way he’s played so far shows you that. He’s not willing to play a soft game. He loves to compete and ends up doing too much.
The holdout or whatever u want to call it definitely hurt his start and that’s his and the Kings fault.
He’s the type of player always wanting to get better..a hungry player. Add his level of talent to that type of attitude and you have yourself a star.
I’ll admit if I’m wrong, but I won’t have to!
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YoBro Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 6:53 pm
@nykingfan, Right you are!
Go Kings
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I mustache you a question… Nevermind i’ll shave it for later.
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5holer Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 10:07 pm
@Andrew: the second coming, OYE!
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Is Rich growing
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DREW DOUGHTY & PENNER DO SOMETHING!!!
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I guess I am alone again, so I’ll say good night girls!
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DD has been looking like a million bucks ! ! !
Unfortunetly he hasn’t been looking like 7 million bucks
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welcome to another 10 game losing streak courtiously of dds stache
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spelled that wrong I know
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