With apologies for lateness in posting this as I just got home. I think this contract is necessary and will eventually be too much money for Drew, but they had to do it.
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Congrats on the big 50K!! Let’s make the 2018-19 season, the season THG can quit his day job!
“LOL K”- VGK
he won't necessarily retire as a king – as we've seen these exorbitant/long-term contracts get bought out when the player gets close to retirement, & then moves to another team, briefly, to end their career (*while the original team has to continue eating a large portion of that contract to dump him off their roster..
Hehe, and all of us in the LA collective fandom let out a sigh of relief. As Darryl Sutter once said of Kopi, "He's worth every penny."
Eight years down the road…is eight years down the road.
Even Rob Blake himself will tell you that Dewey is a better defenseman than he was. And he is now penning the deal that will keep him in LA. When asked about a team to build around in a press conference, Blake told the reporter that you build it around the men sitting two rows ahead of him. In that row was Kopitar, Quick, and Doughty.
50 K !!!!!! 100 K next 😎
JT hasn't signed yet…
The man is nearing 30 and he isn’t even that good. 8 years is a long time
For the first 5 years of the contract this is a good deal. The last 3 it’s kind of like the like said “he’ll help us reach the cap floor if were crap”
Like I've been saying these contenders right now longish deals don't matter
Just like you said it's highly unlikely near the end he's worth that but that's the price of a superstar…Any and every team would do the same
Congrats on 50k. Very happy that I found your channel a few weeks ago .
Hey. Like a month before the pre-season starts could you make overall roster team overview and looking ahead at the coming season for every team? I missed part of the draft and won’t be able to pay attention to the Free Agency and it would help me and I think a lot more people if you did. Thanks! Love the content!
I don't think statistically Doughty will even be worth it in 6 seasons, let alone 8 seasons, but I think with the cap on the rise each year, going into the 7th and 8th years on the deal, that 11 mil they're are spending, won't seem all that high. Plus I'm sure by the end of that contract, Doughty will have brought some other intangibles to the equation, beyond just statistics, which will make him worth atleast a good chunk of that $11 million
Was there really ever any Doughty?
50K congrats man, keep up the great work love the channel!
After saying he would take a Canucks player's "head off" clearly during a game, I didn't like the guy. I know things get heated, but that's BS. But there's no denying Doughty's skill and effectiveness as a player. He deserves that money, if market value is any indicator.
Screw anyone who gets mad at you for literally having things to do in real life sometimes. Enjoyed the recap as always.
Doughty: 11, kopitar: 10, Kovalchuk: :6… OUCH
This is why I don't understand why people say "don't sign Tavares! Wait until next year and sign a top d man" OEL is staying, Doughty is staying, Ellis will probably stay. The nhl off season is just so bad.
This pretty much guarantees Karlsson is not staying in Ottawa. Melnyk won’t pony up 13M a year to keep him, cause that is what it would take.
As a Die hard Sharks Fan im happy for the kings to resign him, competition remains strong !
I hate how this guy thinks hes as good as Karlsson you're not worth that much drew face it
I love Drew Doughty's game. He's my favorite player that's not a Capital. I love when u watch any of the mic'd up videos he's always laughing n telling people good hit after he gets clobbered. U can tell he's really having fun on the ice all the time. A lot like Ovi, Drew doesn't take himself too seriously which in this day n age is refreshing! That being said, I think 11 Mill for that long is not a great value for the Kings but I guess like all professional sports in the world these days, grossly overpaying your athletes is part of the game and they had no other option!
Hey Hockey Guy, now that your channel has gotten to be pretty popular and well known have u ever gotten confirmation from a player that he watches your videos? I'd love to see you do a video where a player actually joins u either by phone, Skype or in person! You do a great job bringing more coverage to the NHL through alternative/social media which it is seriously lacking compared to the other 3 big sports in North America so kudos to you brother and I'd love to see the NHL, whether it be players or coaches or even just League employees acknowledge it and work with you. You would make a great NHL Radio show or podcast!
Congrats on 50k Shannon. here's to many thousands more you deserve them keep up the hard work.
drew will be a king until 2027
kings should trade jeff carter torrey mitchell dion phaneuf nate thompson and trevor lewis for players in their mid 20s
Sure the fans are happy with this 1
Who knows maybe doughty will be a pretty good defensemen at an old age in like 6-8 years we’ve definitely seen it before
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Doughty is 28. At the end of an 8 year deal, he'll be 36. So, no, I think he'll be overpaid towards the end of it. But, as you say, the Kings are in a win-now mode and this will help that.
Players officially confirmed going to Toronto on July 1st:
John Tavaras
Drew DoughtyErik Karlsson
Well good news is Congrats on 50k Subs Shannon !!! So awesome , you will surpass SD soon .
Bad news for our Canucks… I knew it was a longshot but we are not getting Drew 😩
It's a deal that had to be done good or bad long term. He stated it would take north of 10 bills to keep him per year. If it wasn't the king's it would be somebody else when he hit free agency. Like Tavares I don't think he would allow a trade either as he wanted to control his own future. So kings where left with two choices. Pay him what he wants or have him walk with nothing to show for it. They payed and are better off regardless rather then him walking.
Can't blame Kings. Either sign him or trade him. And sure as hell LA isn't gonna get anything of equal to a Doughty in return for trade.
Of course Toronto misses out on their man! 😂 Although, who can afford that contract? But he deserves the money…
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