Speculation: "I want to win cups" (All Drew Doughty Proposals here)

[Sol]

“I’d love to re-sign in L.A. But if our team isn’t going in the right direction… I want to win Cups. I don’t give a s— where I play. I just want to win Cups, and that’s the bottom line.â€

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/doughty-potentially-leaving-kings-just-want-win-cups/

Doughty just made it clear if the Kings aren't contending before his contract is up he will sign elsewhere.

What do you guys offer?

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[VoluntaryDom]

t a m p a

 

[RyderRocks73]

Weber+2nd

 

[Mikos87]

I think he ends up in TOR under Babcock.

This guy is a winner. Doughty revels in big game moments.

I think he ends up in TOR.

 

[CraigsList]

I think he ends up in TOR under Babcock.

This guy is a winner. Doughty revels in big game moments.

I think he ends up in TOR.

Just like every other UFA?

My guess would be Tampa.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Just like every other UFA?

My guess would be Tampa.

please please please please please

 

[PiggySmalls]

I think he ends up in TOR under Babcock.

This guy is a winner. Doughty revels in big game moments.

I think he ends up in TOR.

He will easily get 9.5+ in a free market, within 2 years the kids will all need to be resigned to long term deals. Where is this cap space for Doughty coming from?

 

[VoluntaryDom]

He will easily get 9.5+ in a free market, within 2 years the kids will all need to be resigned to long term deals. Where is this cap space for Doughty coming from?

lose killorn+callahan, let sustr and girardi walk in the next couple years

 

[HabsDood]

Oilers are favorite it seems..

 

[Empoleon8771]

He's going to pull a Durant and sign with the Penguins, duh

But for real, I doubt he leaves LA. I can't even see that many good teams having the cap space to bring him in. Maybe Dallas if they trade Spezza for futures? He'd be a 1 year rental and I think there would be quite a few contending teams that would want him.

Oilers are favorite it seems..

With what cap space are the Oilers going to shed out $10 million for Doughty?

 

[Mikos87]

Just like every other UFA?

My guess would be Tampa.

He will easily get 9.5+ in a free market, within 2 years the kids will all need to be resigned to long term deals. Where is this cap space for Doughty coming from?

I'm not a TOR fan, but they will need to move money to accommodate.

He fills a need for that team. They will need to sacrifice a key piece to get Doughty.

 

[Avs44]

Link with relevant quote:

I'd love to re-sign in L.A. But if our team isn't going in the right direction...I want to win Cups. I don't give a s--- where I play. I just want to win Cups, and that's the bottom line.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/doughty-potentially-leaving-kings-just-want-win-cups/

 

[PiggySmalls]

lose killorn+callahan, let sustr and girardi walk in the next couple years

I was referring to Toronto, Tampa will have some high cap hits dropping off, like you mentioned.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I was referring to Toronto, Tampa will have some high cap hits dropping off, like you mentioned.

ah ok

 

[Sol]

He's going to pull a Durant and sign with the Penguins, duh

But for real, I doubt he leaves LA. I can't even see that many good teams having the cap space to bring him in. Maybe Dallas if they trade Spezza for futures? He'd be a 1 year rental and I think there would be quite a few contending teams that would want him.



With what cap space are the Oilers going to shed out $10 million for Doughty?

He said he doesn't care what team he plays on. He only cares about winning the cup. There's no reason to believe that he'd stay

 

[Empoleon8771]

He said he doesn't care what team he plays on. He only cares about winning the cup. There's no reason to believe that he'd stay

How often do you actually see players of this caliber leaving their teams? I think it has just been Parise and Sutter in "recent" years, and that "recent" year was in 2012. It's totally believable he'd stay because franchise players stay literally all of the time with their teams.

If he actually only cares about winning cups, the only team people should be saying here is Pittsburgh, in that he'd take a ridiculously low amount of money to play in Pittsburgh. Does anyone actually think he'd do that?

Edit: actually, if the Penguins were to trade Maatta for a center, the Penguins could afford Doughty at $10 million next offseason if the cap would go up to $77 or $78 million. That would be fun to see.

 

[BlueDream]

Judging by his quotes this is one guy I have increasing feelings will definitely leave LA.

 

[AvroArrow]

I think he ends up in TOR under Babcock.

This guy is a winner. Doughty revels in big game moments.

I think he ends up in TOR.

We cannot afford to sign Doughty. As much as i'd love him, that would be a ridiculous amount of cap tied up in 4-5 players. If it's a short term deal it may be doable but i just dont think that makes sense for him.

 

[General Disarray]

Nylander for Doughty

 

[FrolikFan67]

may not necessarily matter where he plays, but at the same time the team with the highest chances of winning a cup probably couldnt afford him at market value. so either he takes a big pay cut, or gets top dollar and years with a team with...reasonable expectations to compete for a cup soon.

 

[Connor]

We cannot afford to sign Doughty. As much as i'd love him, that would be a ridiculous amount of cap tied up in 4-5 players. If it's a short term deal it may be doable but i just dont think that makes sense for him.

Leafs would trade Nylander to make room for Doughty.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Leafs would trade Nylander to make room for Doughty.

Also take them further away from a Cup.
Doughty will be entering his 30's

 

[Lays]

Kings are going to look ugly without Doughty. I think he leaves and usually I don't say that about big name FA's, I think most stay and they usually do, I don't see that with Doughty. Come to the Rangers if you're reading this

McD-Doughty
Skjei-Smith
Bereglazov-Shatty
Deangelo

 

[Halla]

Just like every other UFA?

My guess would be Tampa.

yeah and how is tampa affording to add a 10 million dollar player?

after Kucherov gets his massive raise to 10m before that same season, tampa has 52 million spent on 8 players. signing doughty means they can't even fill out the roster.

oh and spare the everyone to the leafs bit. dont act like flames fans don't hanker for every big name UFA as well

 

[nucks88]

He will sign in Toronto to play with Stamkos, Tavares and McDavid.