Wrist surgery transformed Drew Doughty from the Kings' top defenseman into their top cheerleader during their first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers a year ago.
He joked with his teammates to keep them loose, sweated every shift with them, celebrated after every goal and suffered through every setback.
"It was like watching your kid playing a game, basically is how I felt," Doughty said. "I was worried anyone was going to make a mistake. I was super intense in the game. I'd be yelling from up top, 'They should have called a penalty,' or something like that. If we scored, I was jumping up and down. I was super pumped for the guys. They played awesome. It was unfortunate we didn't win."
