Never one to not say exactly what's on his mind, Drew Doughty of the LA Kings appears frustrated that he's not being named among the best of the best in hockey.
«A lot of people have me written off as not even a good player anymore,» said Doughty during a Zoom call with reporters this week. «And so that all becomes personal and all that drives me to be better this year and make our team better.»
Doughty spent most of the break between the suspension of play during the 2019-20 season and now in Canada and made it clear he's not happy with he's being skipped over by networks like TSN.
«I'm seeing guys not having me (slotted) to make the Olympic team,» said Doughty. «And so that just frustrated me.»
«I definitely don't hear that from my peers - ever. And, so it's the media. You can look it up if you want to see it.»
During the interview, Doughty admitted playing for the Kings for the past few seasons has been very frustrating, but he's very excited about the team's prospects coming up through the system and believes LA is turning a corner.
«We watch them in practice and we're in awe of some of the things they do. That's what's so exciting. They're going to push us to be better. And we're going to continue to pull them with us to make our team and organization better again.»
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