Drew Doughty Archives - LA Kings Insider

Lineup projections; defending the Caps; Doughty on Ovi; McLellan on coaching

Jon RosenDecember 4, 20190 Comments

Insiders. Kings-Capitals. Staples Center. 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports GO. LA Kings Audio Network. Let’s get down to brass tacks. -- The vitals: I wasn’t at this morning’s skate, but Jonathan Quick is expected to start in goal. In 12 career games against the Capitals, he’s 9-3-0 with a 2... Full Story

Muzzin’s mixed emotions; chemistry appreciated by Doughty; Mitchell retires

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

Several additional notes and quotes and assorted Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty quotes in advance of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. local puck drop: -- Torrey Mitchell has retired. Stick taps and happy trails to the recent University of Vermont Hall of Fame inductee who got into 49 games with Los Angeles in J... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: November 3

Jon RosenNovember 3, 20190 Comments

Game story7 min read

There are plenty of narratives and starting points for the LA Kings’ overtime win over Chicago, a carbon copy of a carbon copy of the two Spidermen pointing at each other, but an entertaining one nonetheless. Jonathan Toews registered his third point 58 minutes and 21 seconds into his 12th game of t... Full Story

October 21: Doughty’s minutes; what Toffoli saw; the “three-second rule”

Jon RosenOctober 21, 20190 Comments

PhotographyPractice notes10 min read

A fine evening to you from Winnipeg, where the rush hour commute to the corner of Portage and Main is no joke. Some flight pics are below, but in matters of substance, the team scheduled a 9:00 a.m. skate before loading the plane and didn’t indicate any visible changes to the lineup. Rotations are n... Full Story

Video: Robitaille, Doughty on HNIC’s After Hours; McLellan post-game interview

Jon RosenOctober 21, 20190 Comments

Postgame videoVideo0 min read

Before we hop over to Atlantic Aviation, three interviews that took place outside the Kings' dressing room Saturday: Click here for the Robitaille interview, the embed code for which wasn't available. More to come from the plane, Insiders. Line rushes from TSPC didn't foretell of any ... Full Story

Bjornfot staying in SoCal (+ details); Doughty’s own evaluation; Prokhorkin; Grundstrom

Jon RosenOctober 18, 20190 Comments

Practice notesRoster Moves10 min read

Lots of stuff to go over, Insiders, some of it important, some of it trivial, some of it . The LA Kings took the TSPC ice shortly before 11:00 a.m. and showed the following alignment up front: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Carter-Lizotte-Toffoli Kovalchuk-Kempe-Lewis Clifford-Amadio-Wagner Prokhorkin... Full Story

October 15 Rapid Reaction: Hurricanes 2, Kings 0

Jon RosenOctober 15, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoVideo9 min read

Todd McLellan, on Drew Doughty’s status: He’s getting looked at. Apparently, he feels pretty good, so that’s a good sign and that’s all I have for you right now. McLellan, on whether he thought it was encouraging to play well despite the loss: Yep, I do. When I look a t that game, obviously we... Full Story

October 7: Doughty-Tkachuk draws notice, but stay for “our best pair,” Hutton-Walker

Jon RosenOctober 7, 20190 Comments

Practice notesPractice Quotes8 min read

Thanks for the patience after an off-day and two extended practices and media scrums, Insiders. The LA Kings practiced on the carved up Scotiabank Saddledome ice following the Flames’ skate and showed a similar alignment to the one used Saturday, though with Carl Grundstrom appearing to replace Calg... Full Story

Doughty defiantly defends his season; Blake “not worried about him one bit”

Jon RosenApril 8, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsHockey OperationsMedia Availability8 min read

A good afternoon to you from El Segundo on the first weekday of the off-season. Despite the absence of references to Roman general Cincinnatus (sigh), I still have nearly 90 minutes of interviews to transcribe over the next week or so and will get you those reports and stories as soon as my typin’ f... Full Story

March 25: Kovalchuk stays home to practice; Doughty goes off on Tkachuk

Jon RosenMarch 25, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesOpposition9 min read

INSIDERS. So, there was some news today. Let’s get started. The LA Kings skated at the Scotiabank Saddledome at 11:30 a.m. and aligned thusly: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Grundstrom-Kempe-Toffoli Clifford-Carter-Lewis Wagner-(Amadio)-Brodzinski Forbort-Doughty Martinez-Roy Phaneuf-Walker MacDe... Full Story

Why are so many key players having off-years? This is what they said.

Jon RosenFebruary 24, 20190 Comments

Practice Quotes9 min read

No one singular issue plagues the LA Kings. Responsibility for a 19-point year-over-year drop-off through 61 games is shared by a number of involved parties, from management to the players to the coaching staff and those who’d held those positions in previous regimes. There are more concrete rep... Full Story

Doughty on the Trade, Life After Muzzin, Future of the LA Kings

PumperNichollFebruary 1, 20190 Comments

Practice Quotes3 min read

Drew Doughty has skated a shift with 32 different defensive partners since he joined the LA Kings in 2008. From Sean O'Donnell and Jack Johnson, to Rob Scuderi, Derek Forbort and everyone in between, the five-time All-Star has logged over 21,000 minutes of ice time in his 820 NHL games. But no... Full Story

Teach Me (feat. Drew Doughty): Dealing with the media

Jon RosenJanuary 16, 20190 Comments

Practice QuotesTeach Me10 min read

Allow me to present a new LA Kings Insider recurring feature – one that has actually been in the planning stage for over a year. During the season, whether on social media or in LAKI commenting, I get asked questions about certain aspects of the team’s play, travel, logistics and organizational stru... Full Story