Drew Doughty, on battling with McDavid:
I love it. [Reporter: What’s it like?] It’s almost impossible sometimes, honestly. He just glides by guys. You lnow what, some people say he’s the best player in the league, some people say other guys are, but the difference for me with him is – I love playing against the other guys that have great vision. They compete hard, but if they don’t have that speed, they’re not as intimidating as Connor McDavid is with that speed, because he has all those tools with that speed. I took that penalthy, he was gliding by me, literally, and I’m like bagging myself to get it. It’s so hard to play against him. I thought my buddy here Bjorns played great against him. He had some good battles with him, too. I love playing against Connor, but I realize a lot of the times he’s going to make me look foolish, and that’s just the bottom line.
Doughty, on getting hits in against McDavid and Zack Kassian:
Oh yeah. I got Draisaitl too, so I got all three of the big boys. I obviously enjoy playing physical, but the thing I’m most looking forward to doing is not being on for any goals against. Unfortunately, I got pickpocketed by McDavid and they made two nice plays after that. There’s another time where he kind of got me. I thought I had him, and he let me win the body position and just lifted my stick, so I just should’ve won that battle.
