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CarltonTheBear said:The issue with Doughty is that, like you sorta brought up, calling him only the 4th best defenceman in the league is seen as an insult to Doughty-fans.
True. There does seem to be an awful lot invested in holding him up as one of the league's elite defensemen. If maybe only to drive the preferred old school narrative as to why LA was so good for a while there(as opposed to the less interesting "as a team they had outstanding possession numbers).
I think also it's a question of, you know, is Doughty even on that Hedman/Karlsson/Subban and occasionally guys like Burns or Keith tier or if he's maybe just behind that with guys like Josi and Byfuglien.