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We’re going over LA Kings forward Quinton Byfield and his recent string of dominance the past few games.
Article: https://www.lahockeynow.com/2023/03/20/los-angeles-kings-room-quinton-byfield-goal-scoring-carl-grundstrom
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
Quinton Byfield was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2020 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) New York Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière
2nd) Los Angeles Kings, Quinton Byfield
3rd) Ottawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks), Tim Stützle
4th) Detroit Red Wings, Lucas Raymond
5th) Ottawa Senators, Jake Sanderson
6th) Anaheim Ducks, Jamie Drysdale
7th) New Jersey Devils, Alexander Holtz
8th) Buffalo Sabres, Jack Quinn
9th) Minnesota Wild, Marco Rossi
10th) Winnipeg Jets, Cole Perfetti
11th) Nashville Predators, Yaroslav Askarov
12th) Florida Panthers, Anton Lundell
13th) Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Seth Jarvis
14th) Edmonton Oilers, Dylan Holloway
15th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Rodion Amirov
16th) Montreal Canadiens, Kaiden Guhle
17th) Chicago Blackhawks, Lukas Reichel
18th) New Jersey Devils (from Arizona Coyotes), Dawson Mercer
19th) New York Rangers (from Calgary Flames), Braden Schneider
20th) New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver Canucks), Shakir Mukhamadullin
21st) Columbus Blue Jackets, Yegor Chinakov
22nd) Washington Capitals (from Carolina Hurricanes via New York Rangers and Calgary Flames), Hendrix Lapierre
23rd) Philadelphia Flyers, Tyson Foerster
24th) Calgary Flames (from Washington Capitals), Connor Zary
25th) Colorado Avalanche, Justin Barron
26th) St. Louis Blues, Jake Neighbours
27th) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Jacob Perreault
28th) Ottawa Senators (from New York Islanders), Ridly Greig
29th) Vegas Golden Knights, Brendan Brisson
30th) Dallas Stars, Mavrik Bourque
31st) San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Ozzy Wiesblatt
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15 Comments
Are you kidding me.
3 goals playing first line minutes.
Only edler is behind him.
Has maybe one above average shift a game.
Can't win puck battles, weak passer and even weaker shot.
Iafallo should be given the opportunity to play on that line.
Maybe try turcott out.
Kupari is totally out playing Byfield with 4th line minutes.
Sorry I wish T
that he was a better player at this point.
I watch most every king game and I keep watching and hoping he will justify why blake used the second pick on him.
byfield gets pucks and give other players lanes for easy goals he will get stronger and get better at scoring just a matter of time. oh and he is a great defender
yo remember when I said 3 weeks ago he was the best player from that draft over stuzle and that one guy argued with me, look who was right all along baby lol
Byfield is playing with Kopitar who is a great player to learn from. Byfield is going to have a Vilardi year next year for sure
Byfield is only going to get better, and once he starts shooting, hes gonna be a menace.
The hell is that blue jersey in the thumbnail? it looks sick
So many people just dismiss him because the points and comparisons since that's the new be all end all for prospects according to a lot of fans nowadays. From watching his game he's starting to translate and build that strong puck movement and control that we saw with Sudbury. His board play and loose puck play has been really really strong because he's gotten a lot better at reading where the play is going and when fighting for control he's much more surgical and aggressive to where he's been utilizing his speed to dart around and long reach to get involved in the play before the goes the opposite way keeping great sustain pressure. He's been opening up the play for himself and his linemates to create smoother plays and efficient passes rather than last year where he was waiting for the play to come to him in many situations where he needed to get involved early to pressure the opponent. That first line of Kopitar and Kempe has been much better off now because I feel the problem earlier when we still were playing Fiala on that line was that Fiala thrives off of picking up loose change, the stretch passes, and getting the play on net with quick bursts of puck handling before the opponent has time to react and Kempe plays a similar kind of role leaving Kopitar to be the one to try and create those situations off the battles and get a play going which I don't think he has the quickness to really pull off consistently which kinda killed a lot of sustained pressure plays. Byfields now taken that role and starting to make it his own because with his reach and footwork he has the ability to keep sustain pressure giving Kopitar the time to get in the rights positions or have more time to map out a play or space to find Kempe in coming down the slot. His finish is mainly what he needs work on and individual drives I feel he's bit a snakebitten in that department then his frame and size I feel still has a high ceiling that will be reached in time. But with what he's doing right now it's allowing the first line to be REAL dangerous which will only get better if he keeps this consistency.
Byfield has been good since training camp. But he got really sick and lost like 10 pounds and had to go to the AHL for a little while to catch his body up. But once he came back he was good and now that he’s playing with elite players he’s been amazing. Noticing as well he’s a big body and finishes his checks and sticks up for kopi and kempe every game so I love this kid!!
QB is learning how to play the game fundamentally.
Last year Byfield would make these unbelievable feeds to teammates who couldn't believe the puck could get to them that way, and they were unable to react quickly enough to take advantage. This year he's got linemates who have the skill to bury those gift pucks in the net, and it's so fun to watch!
He's a special player, that's incredibly clear to anyone who watches him play. He's been a great fit with Kopitar and Kempe and has really helped solidify that line in many ways that don't show up on the scoresheet. The points are starting to come and that's great – I imagine the goals will start to come too – But just in general, he's playing some great hockey and getting comfortable at the NHL level which is most important. Think the plan is to move him back to C in the offseason – That'll be an adjustment but with the amount of talent he has, he'll be just fine. Can't wait to watch this guy play for the Kings for (hopefully) many many years.
He could have a Tage Thompson like breakout year within the next year or two.
Stützle > Matthews > Byfield + Lafreniére
The Only people who hate on Byfield are Sens fans coping for the fact that Stutzle will only be better than him for 4 more years max… and boomers with a tad of underlying racism
His passing has been amazing but the shot has always been there but you can see it really coming in now