Update on Drew Doughty
Daily Faceoff, a highly credible hockey resource has issued an update on Drew Doughty.
As per Daily Faceoff, It looks like the Los Angeles Kings will be without their star blueliner for the foreseeable future. On Friday, the team announced that defenseman Drew Doughty will have surgery to repair a fractured ankle.
While there is no definitive timeline for his recovery, the Kings say Doughty is listed as month-to-month.
Doughty was injured during his team's preseason matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. Doughty was going in to angle off Tanner Pearson inside his own blue line. Unfortunately, Doughty fell awkwardly into the boards, with his left leg being contorted. He was helped off the ice and didn't return to the game.
It was Doughty's first preseason game this year, as he wasn't in the lineup for L.A.'s game against the Utah Hockey Club.
It was clear right away that Doughty was in significant pain right away. The team ruled him out for the remainder of the game after the incident.
Oilers fans have come to know Drew Doughty on a personal level over the past 3 seasons. The LA Kings have become regular first round opponents for the Oilers, with Drew Doughty leading the charge. As much as the Oilers fan base has come to dislike Doughty, hopefully his injury won't keep him out for a significant amount of time.
Doughty appeared in all 82 games last season for the Kings and posted 15 goals and 35 assists with a plus-15 rating.
source: Daily Faceoff
Kings' Drew Doughty to undergo ankle surgery, out month-to-month
