Prospect Info: Quinton Byfield (2nd Overall 2020 Draft) Discussion part II

[funky]

It will be awesome to watch. Of course Todd will have him on the 4th line as a winger with Lizotte and Wagner

 

[DAkings20]

I believe in Q

 

[Peter James Bond II]

It will be awesome to watch. Of course Todd will have him on the 4th line as a winger with Lizotte and Wagner

Or worse, the waived-and-cleared-and-regurgitated-Luff.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Is he playing tonight?

Nvm

The way Todd spoke about it....will be lucky to be in the next game...but I'm hoping he is.

 

[Sol]

The way Todd spoke about it....will be lucky to be in the next game...but I'm hoping he is.

Well, I mean Todd seems pretty incompetent and illogical with his line up this year. So he's probably not gonna play.

 

[DAkings20]

 

[YP44]

The way Todd spoke about it....will be lucky to be in the next game...but I'm hoping he is.

Most coaches would not provide any more clarity than Todd did.

 

[SFKingshomer]

His gloves look really small.

 

[King'sPawn]

His gloves look really small.

I think he uses smaller gloves/stick to allow for more wrist movement/in-tight stick handling.

 

[Sol]

When you realize you play for the Kings

 

[AlphaBravo]

Todd's comments make it sound like he will likely not play all week. I just don't get it. Just throw him in there today. What could go wrong?

 

[YP44]

I think he uses smaller gloves/stick to allow for more wrist movement/in-tight stick handling.

makes for more injuries due to slashes.

 

[YP44]

Todd's comments make it sound like he will likely not play all week. I just don't get it. Just throw him in there today. What could go wrong?

I get not playing him today, let him get a practice or two. If not in Wednesday he should definitely be in Friday.

 

[cyclones22]

My biggest complaint this season has been TMc's lineups. Some of it is just mind-boggling and I'm wondering what kind of plan it's based off of. COVID and injuries obviously had a part to play, but the fact that he continually trotted out MacDimwit to the tune of 26 times so far this season when just about anyone else that has suited up (maybe not Alt) at defense for the Kings this season is obviously much better is just maddening. FFS sometimes he was on the 2nd pairing. There must be some sort of directive to play Maatta as well. He and Walker have zero chemistry. Strand had much better chemistry with Maatta if you're hell bent on playing him. I feel bad for Walker who has continually been partnered with the worst defenseman to suit up that evening.

The untouchable nature of the 1st line is also frustrating. Brown started out GREAT, but he looks completely gassed lately. Can he get a game off or something? I would love for him to get a game break or two and try someone new on Kopi's wing. More often than not I dislike his bottom 6 mixing and matching as well. It strikes me as line blender-ish. Is there any thought at all in actually looking what each player could provide to a line and then having them play together? Sometimes it's so plainly obvious that a line combination is simply not going to work, but then you see it out there over and over. Thanks for improving the PK dramatically and for (now marginally) improving the PP, but even strength scoring is garbage. You're losing me Todd.

 

[BringTheReign]

Craig Custance had a great quote from an NHL coach recently that amounted to "good teams mix the lines because come playoffs/injuries/adversity, everyone needs to know how to play with everyone else." I get the frustration, but I also think line mixing is something that happens to all teams and we just don't notice it as much when we're winning.

As for the complaints about ES goal scoring, look at the roster's finishing talent. News flash, we don't have any outside of AA and Kopitar when he decides to shoot the puck. Todd's ES system has clearly put this team in a better position to succeed, but we need shooting and high danger passing talent bad.

 

[Master Yoda]

Todd's comments make it sound like he will likely not play all week. I just don't get it. Just throw him in there today. What could go wrong?

Ontario played saturday and sunday. They're not going to let him play 3 days in a row.

 

[BigKing]

11 games left when including tonight and he can play in six.

Saturday is the 2nd of a back-to-back in Anaheim so that could be the game. Only eight games left in the season at that point with two back-to-backs left on the schedule: they can plan on sitting him a game in each of the back-to-backs and have him right at the six games.

He doesn't *need* a week or so with the team to go out and play a game--Kaliyev didn't--but might as well give it to him if you can line up the six games perfectly starting this Saturday.

 

[Gjwrams]

Don't care when he gets his 6 games in. Whenever he does play, I'd love to see him centering a 2nd line of Kempe and Vilardi.

 

[KINGS17]

I like Q, especially the part about being omnipotent.

 

[Steve Zissou]

I think he uses smaller gloves/stick to allow for more wrist movement/in-tight stick handling.

If you think Q uses small gloves to hand size ratio wait till you Google pics of Dustin Penner and his baby-sized mittens.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Todd's comments make it sound like he will likely not play all week. I just don't get it. Just throw him in there today. What could go wrong?

He's gotta earn his spot before taking a spot from one of the other players who currently aren't earning their spot.

 

[Wisdom]

Good luck Quinton in game number one

 

[Stimpythecat]

Qapla!

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Now that we have seen Quinton in an NHL game, one thing is now clear; Quinton Byfield never plays another game for Sudbury in the OHL.

 

[Herby]

Now that we have seen Quinton in an NHL game, one thing is now clear; Quinton Byfield never plays another game for Sudbury in the OHL.

If a #2 OA pick is back in junior in his D+2 it would be very concerning.

I still think had it been a normal year and the Kings been forced to choose the OHL or NHL he would have been up with the Kings all year. I think this worked out well for the Kings with QB and AK being able to play in the AHL, the Kings probably benefitted more from the OHL being shut down than any other team.