Kings Reach Verbal Agreement With Drew Doughty on Contract

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Originally Posted by fansince65

You be the judge , he played last year at 212-215 lbs , he is now at a trim 206 , has been working his buns off all summer long , but has yet to play in a game , he is bound to be game rusty so give him a break , he is one of the real good PPL in hockey as well as being an elite player , just cant understand the hate for him ...

I wouldn't call it hate. More of a critique about his conditioning. Last year it took him 1/4 of the year to get into game shape because he was fat. That was a contract year so to speak. No one doubts Doughtys skill, we just think he is lazy. I hope this contract lights a fire under his as$ and he starts conditioning like Clifford does, that would be a scary Doughty for the league.

Where did you hear he was at 206? That's great news and thanks for the info.