Does Dustin Brown deserve a statue in your opinion?

[Coffey]

Imagine giving a statue to someone that's a -36, has barely over 700 pts and no major individual awards.

Just blows my mind.

 

[Docgonzo]

Everybody seems to confuse 2012 with 2014 when they’re talking about Williams importance. 2012 was Quick then Kopitar/Brown, Brown was so in the heads of they were gunning for him all series, way before the Rosival hit. He also destroyed Sedin vs Vancouver.

 

[Oilslick941611]

lol no.

 

[lottster14]

I wonder which group of people would be responsible for putting up such a statue

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

He was part of the team,s that finally brought championships to that city in hockey.....And he was their Captain...Thats how I look at it...

Eh too little too late, Anaheim had already brought the cup to the region.

 

[Buck Naked]

Well that means that Tavares should get a statue if they win a cup.

Which would be hilarious.

Imagine giving a statue to someone that's a -36, has barely over 700 pts and no major individual awards.

Just blows my mind.

Hilarious how much this statue bothers you.

 

[MikeyMike01]

A statue should be reserved for,greatness. jersey retirement seems more appropriate.

I think jersey retirement is a higher honor than statue.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

It's probably been said, but it should be a statue of the backwards water bottle moment, with an 'I can count to potato' plaque underneath.

 

[centipede2233]

I think jersey retirement is a higher honor than statue.

Really? Why do I see a lot more jersey retirements then statues of players….

 

[Coffey]

Hilarious how much this statue bothers you.

Treating him like he's the greatest King to ever put on the jersey!
I don't like it at all, Buck.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Who?

 

[Buck Naked]

Treating him like he's the greatest King to ever put on the jersey!
I don't like it at all, Buck.

Or the first captain to ever raise the cup in a Kings jersey, and the only one to do so since. Which is a whole different story.

 

[Coffey]

Or the first captain to ever raise the cup in a Kings jersey, and the only one to do so since. Which is a whole different story.

That's like the Leafs giving Ken Randall a statue! Or Bruins giving Lionel Hitchman one! And in 100 years, nobody will remember who that is.

 

[Mass]

Voted don’t care. I don’t see what’s so hard about staying in your lane with these kind of things. Kings fans are more than capable of being the best judges of this.

 

[John Mandalorian]

If Brown "deserves" a statue, what does Doughty, Kopitar, and Quick deserve?

 

[Buck Naked]

That's like the Leafs giving Ken Randall a statue! Or Bruins giving Lionel Hitchman one! And in 100 years, nobody will remember who that is.

Perfect! If those fan bases agree that a statue of these players are appropriate, then let them have it. These kind of things are about emotional attachment, not points. Brown dedicated his entire career to the Kings and was a huge part of the two cup wins, both as a leader and a player. If they wanna honor that with a statue, then do it. It's not like they got another captain they can make a statue of raising the cup.

If Brown "deserves" a statue, what does Doughty, Kopitar, and Quick deserve?

Depends on what criteria you have for a statue?

 

[Coffey]

These kind of things are about emotional attachment, not points.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Perfect! If those fan bases agree that a statue of these players are appropriate, then let them have it. These kind of things are about emotional attachment, not points. Brown dedicated his entire career to the Kings and was a huge part of the two cup wins, both as a leader and a player. If they wanna honor that with a statue, then do it. It's not like they got another captain they can make a statue of raising the cup.



Depends on what criteria you have for a statue?

If Brown has a statue, in 10 years, will people going to LA by boat be saying, "Look at that! It looks like the Statue of Liberty. No wait - that's Andre Kopitar!"?

 

[Caps8112]

voted no but would change it to indifferent lol. If it makes LA fans happy to have a statue of a fan favorite captain who was part of delivering the cup why shouldnt they have that. if it was should he have a statue based on his hockey merit? probably not. Slightly different but the caps have Labres #7 retired which ive always thought was ridiculous. was too young to see him play but I dont believe he was some stud dman and really only believe his number is retired for being on the original team and playing there so long. So according to wiki he was a fan favorite for sticking it out with the caps forever so he got his jersey retired.

 

[bsu]

If Brown "deserves" a statue, what does Doughty, Kopitar, and Quick deserve?

A temple

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Not that it really matters to me because I'm not from the city and I'm not a fan of the team.

But that is absolutely bizarre when you look at who the statue will be next to.

 

[BagHead]

“It's my estimation that every man ever got a statue made of him was one kind of sumbitch or another. -- Malcolm Reynolds”

By that logic, yeah, I guess he does deserve a statue. Say whatever else you will about Dustin Brown, he was a sumbitch.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

if Brown got one then Doughty better get one also

 

[Canovin]

Kids will walk by Brown's statue and think he was an all time great lol

 

[funky]

Other than Kings fans, no one else should give two shits or have a say. Kings are honoring a lifetime King, and the captain that helped bring the first two Stanley Cups to the franchise.

It’s also refreshing to see a player honored for staying with the franchise that drafted him. He easily could’ve asked for a trade after being stripped of the captaincy in what is still a baffling move to most kings fans or asked for a trade to a cup contender when the team was not going to compete. Every team out there hated Dustin Brown as an opponent but would love them on their team in a cup run