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About This Page: This is a discussion on LA Kings Talk within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. I certainly do not agree with any of these comments but since it has been a very slow summer I thought I'd post this
Five reasons why you don't want
1. Down on the Upside. Brian Burke is a pretty smart dude, to the point where he's been able to hire a coach for the Leafs while still being under contract with the Ducks. (Kidding ... sort of.) Burke said that Doughty is ready for the NHL now because he's "become the player he's going to be," while fellow blue-chip defensive prospect Zach Bogosian has more upside. So, in the end, there's a chance the Bogosian will end up being a better player. Even if that player is Chris Pronger.
2. Once a Fat Kid, Always a Fat Kid. Doughty has had weight problems. Not severe ones. He doesn't look like Brando in "The Island of Dr. Moreau" or anything. But it's something he's battled, to the point where he's been working out five times a week since the end of the season to shed weight and keep it off. But it worries us that ESPN would evoke and slightly alter the old John Kruk adage for Doughty: "Lady, I'm not an athlete, I'm a hockey player." It really, really worries us that a guy with what can be called a rather "relaxed" temperament away from the rink could end up in California, home of burgers both Fat and In-n-Out.
3. He May Have the Worst Nickname in the Draft: Because of his history as a chubby kid and the spelling of his last name, Drew Doughty's nickname is actually "Doughnuts." Problem No. 1: In a League with legends nicknamed "Killer" and "Little Ball of Hate," Doughty's nickname makes him sound like a Beanie Baby. Problem No. 2: Don Koharski already completely owns the name. Potential Saving Grace: Fans throw Krispie Kremes on the ice whenever he scores.
4. He's a Bandwagon Fan. Doughty was a Wayne Gretzky fan as a kid. Seeing as how he's 18, that means he started watching hockey when Gretzky was on the Kings. So a young man from London, Ont. became a Los Angeles Kings fan and remained one, to the point where his bedroom had both a Kings telephone and a Kings trashcan. While he earns points for not being an out-of-market, post-MJ Bulls fan and abandoning his team when the star leaves, he still isn't the guy who supports the local club. Which would have been the Leafs, in his case.
Eh, maybe we'll just let him off the hook on this one.
5. The Can't-Miss Thing: As we said in our Steven Stamkos write-up, the idea of a can't-miss prospect scares us a little.
There's no doubt Doughty has the goods, and by all accounts he's ahead of schedule. But his lack of physical play combined with his potential physique gives us pause. Not enough that we wouldn't snatch him up with a lottery pick, of course; but we've come to learn that the only sure things in hockey these days are low ratings for the all-star game, suspensions for the Flyers, and that one of these No. 1 picks won't pan out.
hes a bandwagon fan, he used be fat, his nickname sucks, he isnt physical, and he has less upside than bogosian becaus he is a blue liner to build your d around for ten years.
I should be ashamed too. I guess I am also a bandwagon fan for picking the Kings as my favourite team when I was five years old in 1990. What am I going to do with my life?!
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Oh yeah, those 5 reasons are quite valid. Those are on every GM's checklist when going into a draft. Don't draft this guy, he doesn't have an intimidating nickname!
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Originally Posted by Dan Cloutier
"I was terrible most nights and shouldn't have been playing."
don't draft this kid! he has a goatie, initials are DD which could stand for defensive defenseman!
__________________ "We're excited about getting our hands on him. There is some work that needs to be done. But, as the old saying goes, I'd rather tame a tiger than try to paint stripes on a kitty cat. He's a tiger." -lombardi speaking about JMFJ!
The only thing that remotely makes ANY sense is the comparison to Bogo... and even that's questionable. I have to admit, I was hoping the Kings would draft him instead of Doughty for his physical play... but that's not to say that you can write off a guy because he's not as physical as the next guy.
he wasn't a leafs fan. that makes him smarter in my book.
he's losing weight and improving his conditioning because he's serious about cracking the lineup this year.
he's reached all of his potential? i highly doubt it.
his nickname sucks....definitely a bust now.
he's too good right now, so he thinks DD's going to be a bust? hmmm.....yeah, ok.
i love how he uses brian burke as the ultimate talent scout, didnt he draft bobby ryan over jmfj?
__________________ ``We do it, as a group, six times a year, maybe more. It's 8 in the morning until sometimes midnight.''- Mark Yannetti (king's co-director of amateur scouting)
A bandwagoner jumps off when they suck. Doughty's the exact opposite of that. He has stuck with them much longer than many diehard Kings fans, and almost as long as many of us old farts.
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The 5 ridiculous reasons why you should not draft Drew Doughty 
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