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The LA Kings put up the cash, now Drew Doughty needs to produce

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2016 seems like such a long time ago.

It was in then that a 26-year-old Drew Doughty won his first and only Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman. Per Hockey-Reference, his stats for the 2015-16 were outstanding: 14 goals, 37 assists, +24 rating, and an average time on ice of 28:01 for the LA Kings.

It could be argued that he should have won the Norris again in 2018, as his statistics were similarly outstanding – he finished in second in the voting behind Victor Hedman.