He's chewing gum, he's laughing and having fun, he's jamming out on the bench to whatever loud rock music is playing. He's not always wearing his mouthguard when he should, and sometimes his hair gets a little long and sticks out in weird directions from under his helmet.
None of these things make Drew Doughty sound like the makings of a Norris Trophy winner.
Then, he pulls a brilliant maneuver like this http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=65482 ....
And then you know Drew Doughty is no ordinary hockey player. He's a magical one. He WILL win the Norris Trophy one day. And he may even lead the Kings to their first Stanley Cup.
What a shame the rest of the team couldn't turn that magic into a win. They played 50 minutes of GREAT hockey, and then lost the game in the last 10. They blew a 2-0 lead, were forced into overtime, and gave 2 points to our division and conference rivals, the Phoenix Coyotes in the first sudden death round of a shoot-out. It seems like a poor way to repay the efforts of their #1 Star of the Night.
This is how it seems to be with the "Magical Mystery Team," as Nadine has named them. And in our season long game of "Which team will we see tonight?", the bad one showed up and took over in the end.
So with just two games left in the regular season, and only one more at home, something tells me we've got more mysteries to come. Hopefully, the magic will kick in by the time Round 1 of the play-offs start. I'm counting on Drew to bring it.
And Nadine is right about one other thing.
I'm counting on Kings GM Dean Lombardi to do the right thing this summer and lock our magic man down for as many years as possible. Because if Drew Doughty can do things this special while having fun and being a kid, I can't wait to see what happens when he gets serious.
GO KINGS GO!
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