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Olli Maatta’s play thus far in the 2021 season further justifies the LA Kings need to acquire an offensive-minded defenseman.
While the offseason was generally quiet for Rob Blake and the LA Kings, their primary objective was to acquire a left-shot defenseman. Over the last two seasons, Drew Doughty‘s play dropped off and whether that can be attributed to the team’s basement-dwelling status remains to be determined. Essentially, I’m suggesting Doughty wasn’t giving it his all the last two years.
That said, Kings management was determined to give Doughty a defensive partner on the top pairing to help him return to Norris Trophy form.