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Things to know: Erik Karlsson responds to Kings’ Doughty’s take on trade

LOS ANGELES — In a sport where players are often quick to reach for the cliché, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty isn’t afraid to speak honestly and spit out quotes that make good headline fodder.

With that in mind, it isn’t surprising that Doughty found a way to spin the Sharks addition of Erik Karlsson to a blue line that already includes Brent Burns in a skeptical light.

“I’m questioning what’s going to happen there. Two All-Star D like that,” Doughty told Lisa Dillman of the Athletic on the first day of Kings training camp.

“They both want the puck all the time.