With 16 games left in the season, I figured the time is right to start promoting the Kings'
Drew Doughty for the Norris Memorial Trophy, an award for the top defenseman in the NHL. Turns out, someone beat me to it.
Over on Facebook, you can join the
Drew Doughty for Norris fan page, and let your voice be heard. From the page:
First off, this is not a lark. We aren't trying to stuff the ballot box with an obscure name just for a goof. This is a real and genuine effort to inform the great hockey minds on the east coast that when they are just getting ready to lay down to go to sleep, there is a 20 year old kid by the name of Drew Doughty that is showing fans in Los Angeles what it means to be in on the ground floor of what is to become a franchise player.
Now before you start with me, let's get this out of the way. Individual awards really mean nothing in a team sport like hockey. And yes, it's still early to start guessing who is going to win postseason awards. Just go with it.
Ever since last season when Doughty lost out on the Calder Trophy to goaltender Steve Mason, I have been discouraged. Even after presenting the hockey world to the
Doughty Manifesto, people failed to see the potential of the kid from London, Ontario. That all changed in Vancouver.
Now since donning the Canadian national hockey jersey for the Winter Olympics, Doughty has become a media darling. Doughty is on the lips of every hockey fan east of the Rockies, and has
been touted as the next Bobby Orr, arguably the best hockey player of all time. (Sorry Gretzky.)
Now it's a call to arms. Now it is time to combine our forces and get the word out. Let you voices be heard from the tallest mountain and deepest message board. Call a friend, call an enemy, call your mom... Flood opposing team fan sites, write out-of-town hockey beat writers, pick fights with other team's bloggers...
If this was Star Wars, you'd be receiving a message to
Execute Order 66. If this was Battlestar Galactica, you'd be hearing
All Along the Watchtower. If this was Godfather II, it would be time to
settle all family business.
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