Drew Doughty Archives - Page 3 of 48

October 19: Quick in net; MacDermid returns; the need for results

LA Kings InsiderOctober 19, 20190 Comments

Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty ImagesSaturday night, Kings-Flames, Hockey Night in Canada, Staples Center (7:00 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Most of the home team convened on the TSPC ice for an optional skate at a quarter-past 10, though no line rushes were held. Th... Full Story

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

LA Kings InsiderOctober 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

LA Kings InsiderOctober 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

Rapid Reaction: Kings 4, Flames 3 (OT); McLellan, Doughty, Campbell, Lizotte

LA Kings InsiderOctober 8, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoVideo12 min read

Postgame Quotes Todd McLellan, on the win: It was a tremendous effort, a great start and a tough building to play in, and we needed that. It healed the wounds of the Edmonton game, I thought, really quick. It gave us some confidence in the building. They’re a good team. They ended up in first la... Full Story

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

LA Kings InsiderOctober 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’s detailed Bjornfot evaluation; how may Carter’s role evolve?

LA Kings InsiderOctober 1, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized11 min read

INSIDERS. The LA Kings took the TSPC ice for their first practice as a sleek, 23-man squad and didn’t show any changes from the lines and pairings used Friday in Vegas. The Kings have three straight practice days to prepare for their season opener in Edmonton, which is then followed by an additional... Full Story

Day Two: McLellan talks Doughty, morning skates, instilling up-tempo play

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 14, 20190 Comments

CoachingPractice Quotes9 min read

More to come from Day Two of on-ice activity at Toyota Sports Performance Center, including conversations with Alec Martinez, Tyler Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. Todd McLellan, on standouts on the second day of training camp: I felt the group as a whole. I think we’ve got to look at it that way to b... Full Story

McLellan on how “growth” will make for a successful season; standards; Kovalchuk

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 13, 20190 Comments

Practice Quotes7 min read

Todd McLellan, on scrimmages coming so early into training camp: Well, the scrimmages came second for one group. We had a day that was loaded with structure, and then one group had their opportunity to apply it in the game. The second group, because of the way the day is set up, got their structure... Full Story

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

LA Kings InsiderApril 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

April 1 Rapid Reaction: Flames 7, Kings 2; MacDermid leaves with upper-body injury

LA Kings InsiderApril 1, 20190 Comments

InjuriesPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction9 min read

Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on an assertion that Calgary responded better to a big hit than Los Angeles: I’d agree with him. If that hit would do anything, it should fire us up. They come up, they got one right at the start of the period. It seemed to deflate us, and then they got anoth... Full Story

March 30 Rapid Reaction (feat. Dan Greenspan): Kings 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)

LA Kings InsiderMarch 30, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Dan Greenspan of NHL.com Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the team’s character in the comeback win: I thought all night it was kind of like we were battling. They had a lot of transition in the game, kind of had us on our heels. I think that’s your leadership i... Full Story

March 28 Rapid Reaction (feat. Hoover): Canucks 3, Kings 2 (SO)

LA Kings InsiderMarch 28, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction9 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Hoover, Senior Producer at FOX Sports West Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the shootout loss: I think both teams played hard. I liked the fact that we came back in the third and found a way to tie it up, but then you certainly wish you could’ve gotten alittle ... Full Story

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

LA Kings InsiderMarch 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