Drew Doughty praises interim coach Willie Desjardins

LOS ANGELES – Thirteen games into this season, the Kings were 4-8-1. They fired coach John Stevens and brought in Willie Desjardins, who since has held the tag of interim coach.
Although things did not improve under Desjardins – the Kings will miss the playoffs for the third time in five seasons – include defenseman Drew Doughty as one who supports him.
“Yeah, Willie’s a really good person,” Doughty said at the Saturday morning skate ahead of his team’s