Rumor: 2019-2020 Trade Rumours and Free Agent Discussion Version 7 | Post-Deadline Ed.

[Chiarelli]

I think Doughty’s the best dman in hockey.

ya I was wondering where the love was for Doughty myself.
He completely took over those games against Calgary this year just cuz he was fired up and hates Tkatchuk. I find most D are either good shutdown guys or good offensive players he is the closest to both.

 

[Pokecheque]

I think Doughty’s the best dman in hockey.

Even now...?

 

[Freaky Styley]

A motivated Doughty is hard to beat. We haven't really seen him competing on a big stage for a while.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Doughty is not what he used to be imo.

Hedman is the best D in the league. I don’t think Carlson will do it consistently, but if he continues his production from the last couple years, he deserves consideration as well.

 

[Foppberg]

Outside of Hedman and Jones, Doughty would be my next pick.

 

[Chiarelli]

How would ppl feel about us going after Byfuglien on a one year deal?

The timeline and almost certain short term contract help us. Not sure what he has left but an extended layoff might help him heal and give it one last go.

I also doubt he finds a contender that can pay him as much as we can

 

[CB Joe]

A motivated Doughty is hard to beat. We haven't really seen him competing on a big stage for a while.

Completely agree. Even the best players often look bad on bad teams. Doughty already has his cups and he's locked in on a long term contract so he has financial security too. I can't really blame him if his motivation drops playing on one of the worst teams in the NHL. If a competitive team landed him in a trade I think he'd be fantastic for them.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Even now...?

Yep! Kings suck, so Doughty doesn’t get much credit. Ask the players in the league who the best dman are and you’ll hear Doughty’s name a lot. I’m pretty sure McDavid said Doughty is the best dman in the world last season.

edit: McDavid said that in spring of 2018.

 

[cgf]

A motivated Doughty is hard to beat. We haven't really seen him competing on a big stage for a while.

Ah yes, the mythological motivated Drew Doughty. I hear tell that there are still some who (to this day), await his 2nd coming.

 

[cgf]

Yep! Kings suck, so Doughty doesn’t get much credit. Ask the players in the league who the best dman are and you’ll hear Doughty’s name a lot. I’m pretty sure McDavid said Doughty is the best dman in the world last season.

edit: McDavid said that in spring of 2018.

You need to take those types of comments with a huge grain of salt. Especially with hockey players. No young NHLer is going to call out a guy who used to be a legend or put a target on themselves by "disrespecting the vets" & saying that a fellow youngster like Seth Jones is the best blueliner in the game.

 

[Barklez]

Ah yes, the mythological motivated Drew Doughty. I hear tell that there are still some who (to this day), await his 2nd coming.

I mean if they somehow swing going to the next Olympics...

 

[Mighty Makar]

You need to take those types of comments with a huge grain of salt. Especially with hockey players. No young NHLer is going to call out a guy who used to be a legend or put a target on themselves by "disrespecting the vets" & saying that a fellow youngster like Seth Jones is the best blueliner in the game.

Meh! I’m sure a lot of players think Doughty is one of the best dman in the world. I’m pretty sure he was voted 4th best recently by players in the league. He’s still f***en good.

 

[atreyuavenged]

Don`t know where to put this but The Hockey Guy put out a 11 min vid on the Avs:

 

[5280]

You need to take those types of comments with a huge grain of salt. Especially with hockey players. No young NHLer is going to call out a guy who used to be a legend or put a target on themselves by "disrespecting the vets" & saying that a fellow youngster like Seth Jones is the best blueliner in the game.

Why not? All he has to do is say “In my mind” or “the way I see it” before saying who he thinks is the best d in the league.

I do like Jones, though, I always have. He has a smoothness to him hard to describe.

 

[McMetal]

Maybe Doughty has slipped out of the top 3 these past couple years, but top 10 still? Definitely. He's still a fantastic all around defenseman, he just has no help in LA anymore.

 

[5280]

Maybe Doughty has slipped out of the top 3 these past couple years, but top 10 still? Definitely. He's still a fantastic all around defenseman, he just has no help in LA anymore.

I haven’t been able to watch the NHL as much as I’d like the last couple of years and I can’t realistically get into an argument (at least one I can back up with a good opinion) of who is best today, but my two favorite D’s of the last decade or so were Keith and Doughty. That guy (Doughty) was awesome when it counted.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

You need to take those types of comments with a huge grain of salt. Especially with hockey players. No young NHLer is going to call out a guy who used to be a legend or put a target on themselves by "disrespecting the vets" & saying that a fellow youngster like Seth Jones is the best blueliner in the game.

Jones isn’t quite there yet for me. I’d like to see a little more offensive production out of him, before elevating him to best D in the world.

He’s only 25 though, so I think he’ll get there in a year, or two.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I wanted Jones until I saw what Nate did at the Memorial Cup. I would have been happy with Jones, though.

 

[5280]

I wanted Jones until I saw what Nate did at the Memorial Cup. I would have been happy with Jones, though.

That’s exactly what happened to me.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Jones isn’t quite there yet for me. I’d like to see a little more offensive production out of him, before elevating him to best D in the world.

He’s only 25 though, so I think he’ll get there in a year, or two.

I mean he plays on PP2 in CBJ if I’m not mistaken so he misses out in production there. But you get 40-60 points a year out of one of the best defensive players in the league. I still think he’s behind Hedman but not by much.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I mean he plays on PP2 in CBJ if I’m not mistaken so he misses out in production there. But you get 40-60 points a year out of one of the best defensive players in the league. I still think he’s behind Hedman but not by much.

Yeah, I think he gets about 45 seconds less PP time than Hedman.

I agree, that it’s not a huge gap.

I think if he’s in the 50+ point range the next couple years, he could easily take the title. I’d also look for Heiskanen/Dahlin/Hughes/Makar to enter the conversation shortly thereafter.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah, I think he gets about 45 seconds less PP time than Hedman.

I agree, that it’s not a huge gap.

I think if he’s in the 50+ point range the next couple years, he could easily take the title. I’d also look for Heiskanen/Dahlin/Hughes/Makar to enter the conversation shortly thereafter.

Yeah style wise Heiskanen will be similar to Jones as they’re more shutdown dmen who can produce whereas Hughes and Makar are much more offensive minded.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Yeah style wise Heiskanen will be similar to Jones as they’re more shutdown dmen who can produce whereas Hughes and Makar are much more offensive minded.

For sure. Different styles, but ultimately similar impact imo.

Jones is ahead of those guys right now and I agree, he’s just behind Hedman.

 

[McMetal]

I haven’t been able to watch the NHL as much as I’d like the last couple of years and I can’t realistically get into an argument (at least one I can back up with a good opinion) of who is best today, but my two favorite D’s of the last decade or so were Keith and Doughty. That guy (Doughty) was awesome when it counted.

I loved Keith too, but man, he has slipped FAR. His skating has taken a big hit, and while his mind still allows him to be somewhat effective, his mobility makes it next to impossible for him to dominate like he used to.

 

[avsfan09]

You need to take those types of comments with a huge grain of salt. Especially with hockey players. No young NHLer is going to call out a guy who used to be a legend or put a target on themselves by "disrespecting the vets" & saying that a fellow youngster like Seth Jones is the best blueliner in the game.

He could have chosen Hedman just as easily. Why was he only worried about disrespecting Doughty out of all the other Dmen that have a fair claim.