Doughty finally comments on free-agency rumors

The Los Angeles Kings and their fans finally have some answers. Defenseman Drew Doughty dropped a bomb a few nights ago, when he revealed that he would consider leaving the team to join a Stanley Cup contender if L.A. isn't competitive once he hits the market.  

Doughty clarified his comments with the help of Lisa Dillman of NHL.com. 

"I don't want to go anywhere else," Doughty said. 

While acknowledging that he does not care where he ends up playing, that he just wants to win Stanley Cups, the blue liner added that it does not mean he doesn't want to keep going so in Los Angeles. 

"When I said that, it didn't mean I didn't want to do it in L.A. The bottom line is all I care about is Cups. I don't want to win a Cup anywhere else but L.A. That's the bottom line."

The 27-year-old might have looked to put pressure on the Kings and management to get the right elements to win a third Cup, or to hand him a worthy contract extension in 2019 when he'll become a free agent. 

"That's not entirely how I meant it. At the same time, you never know what could happen. We might not come to an agreement on a contract. They might not want to sign me for what I want, vice versa."

Doughty surely hopes one thing: that fans weren't insulted by his comments. 

"I hope I don't offend any fans when I made those comments," he said. "I just speak the truth and sometimes comments get taken in a different way."

Are you offended, Kings fans?