• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

  • Radio Replay
  • Prospect Rankings
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / comments / Drew Doughty not worried about playing hungry Stars team

Drew Doughty not worried about playing hungry Stars team

November 23, 2011 By John Hoven

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty comes into tonight’s game $2,500 lighter in the wallet – while some complain that isn’t much for a guy who signed a $56-million contract a few months ago, it is the maximum allowable under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.

LA will be facing what should be an angry Dallas team. Not only are the a division rival, the Kings have already beat them twice this season and the Stars had lost five straight before managing a 4-1 win on Monday night over the Oilers.

Prior to leaving for the trip, Doughty talked about the dangers of playing a team as hungry as the Stars…

“I wouldn’t say it worries you. But, at the same time, when we go in there, we have to be expecting their best. They’re going to come out hard in the first period. They need a win, so they’re going to do everything they can – they’re going to be blocking shots, they’re going to be doing it all. That should also make us a little more hungry when they’re coming hard at us. That will just make us push back harder and make us play a better game.”

The two played so far between these teams have turned out pretty well for the Kings. First, there was a 1-0 shutout in LA, the third straight shutout by Jonathan Quick. Then, the following week, the Kings defeated the Stars 5-3, on the strength of two Slava Voynov‘s first two NHL goals.

Voynov will be paired with Matt Greene tonight and Doughty will be with Rob Scuderi, thus ending the short-lived Doughty-Jack Johnson duo (something Doughty spoke about here).

Finally, tonight is the final time the Kings will wear their ‘alternate’ jerseys – black with the crown on the front – on the road this season.

The pucks drops at 5:30pm PST.

The Mayor
www.twitter.com/MayorNHL
www.facebook.com/MayorsManor

RELATED ARTICLES:

Doughty wishes he had ‘an exact reason’ for what’s ailing him this season

Jeremy Roenick breaks down Drew Doughty’s hit on TJ Oshie

Pictures of Doughty, Trevor Lewis, Dustin Penner at the team’s Halloween party

Is Slava Voynov the LA Kings Savior?

Dustin Brown stands up for Rob Scuderi

Matt Greene on the one thing he never wants to see again…ever

Shop MMAOverload.com Today!

Filed Under: comments, hockey, Interview, Kings, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL, Stars Tagged With: comments, Dallas, Doughty, Greene, hockey, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, quote, Scuderi, Voynov

About John Hoven

John Hoven is a member of the of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He is also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles by LA Weekly and Hockey Blog of the Year by Yahoo Sports. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" above for a full bio.

Primary Sidebar

Kings Of The Podcast

Kings Of The Podcast: S2, E6 with Warren Rychel

Warren Rychel was one of the most popular Kings in the early to mid-90s, especially coming off the team’s run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, where he posted six goals and 13 points to lead all NHL rookies in playoff scoring. A few years later, Rychel won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche. […]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Game 4: Kings def. Avs – Todd McLellan Postgame Quotes
  • NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Hoven on LA Kings Season Start, Vilardi, and Anderson
  • FIRST GOAL CONTEST: Kings vs Avalanche – January 21 (Presented by Violent Gentlemen)
  • UPDATED: LA Kings Projected Lineup vs Avs, Plus McLellan Quotes
  • Kings Of The Podcast: S2, E6 with Warren Rychel
  • Kale Clague Looking for Ice Time, Fighting for Protection
  • Wednesday January 20 – LA Kings Practice Update: Andersson to Taxi
  • Game 3: Kings v Avs- Todd McLellan Postgame Quotes
  • Game 3: Kings v Avs – Cal Petersen Postgame Quotes
  • FIRST GOAL CONTEST: Kings vs Avalanche – January 19 (Presented by Violent Gentlemen)

Tweets by mayorNHL

Footer

Archives

Tags

AHL Bernier Blackhawks Brown camp Carter Clifford coach comments Doughty draft Ducks Greene hockey interview Kings Kopitar Lombardi Los Angeles Manchester Mayor MayorsManor Mitchell Monarchs Murray NHL Ontario Penner Playoffs Prospect Quick quote Radio Reign Richards Sharks Stanley Cup Stoll Sutter Toffoli trade video WCB West Coast Bias Williams

MayorsManor

  • About Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Store

© 2021 MayorsManor.com