C Quinton Byfield (2020, 2nd, LAK) part IV

[Realgud]

Glad to see the progress. I hope he succeeds as a 1C eventually. He's a fun player.

 

[SlafySZN]

Love to watch this kid play. Especially this season.

he found a new gear i feel like, bound for a break out season.

 

[surixon]

Looks to be taking a step forward. Good to see. Looks like that draft class is starting to see some progress with the top 10 picks.

 

[LesCanadiens]

From the LA games I watched since he made the team, always thought he would blossom. Showed glimpses all along.

 

[WADEugottaBELAKthat]

Didn’t know he was such a menacing forechecker. High floor.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

There’s an obvious 4 or 5 point break out game coming here any night and there will be 100 WTF posts here.

 

[Akrapovince]

I love that he’s doing well, a lot of people are going to have to eat crow with this one I think.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Him starting to put it all together is one of the least surprising things I can recall. He's been passing the eye test for ages.

 

[Boonk]

He's very much going to be a man-beast once he finally reaches his potential. Defenders are going to have a hard time when he does.

 

[howlman]

He's a beast. People looking very silly for ever doubting Q

 

[bert]

There’s an obvious 4 or 5 point break out game coming here any night and there will be 100 WTF posts here.

Yeah all the newbies that don't understand development. This was always going to happen it was just going to take longer. Bigger player, late birthday, lost dev time. He's not even close yet either. There's alot more coming.

Him starting to put it all together is one of the least surprising things I can recall. He's been passing the eye test for ages.

Bingo. The raw ability and potential was always there just takes players like this longer to get there.

 

[Felidae]

Really appreciate these game highlights for the young players. He looks confident out there!

 

[Nasti]

Hopefully this puts an end to the notion that you can only succeed as a top player in this league if you come out of the gates with guns blazing. Spoiler alert: it won’t.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I don't know how you guys can say he's gonna be a top player in the league. He's not even the top player on his team! 3rd best in xGF and 4th best in xGA, pffft he has a lower xGF than Lafreniere's brother Laferrriere!!!

 

[JTeller97]

He's 6'5 230 skates 23 mph and is still like 5 years away from his physical prime. He could very well be the best pure athlete in the league by that time.

 

[Random Comment]

I will say one thing from watching him a bunch this season, he has all the tools, but sometimes I’m disappointed in his intensity. I’ll see him lose the puck along boards, and then get caught watching instead of continuing to move his feet to try to recover and steal it back or add pressure. Happened a few times in tonight’s game, but otherwise he made some great passes and should have had at least 1 other assist.

I see the star ability, he just needs to put in the work now. Kind of messed up how many LA kings fans, and others around the league write him off. I suppose he was always a contentious pick - let’s hope he proves most wrong. Crazy to say for a 2nd overall.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Hopefully this puts an end to the notion that you can only succeed as a top player in this league if you come out of the gates with guns blazing. Spoiler alert: it won’t.

lol look at what people are saying about bedard. They are acting like he should put up 100 points as an 18 year old.

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Beast, and might have to lock this thread up soon because he's never getting sent down again.

Future star , currently a really good player

 

[ru4reals]

3 more assist tonight 10 points in 11 Games. Baby steps. Kid is really starting to figure it out. His tenacity and compete level is pretty insane.

 

[howlman]

LA hit the jack pot with Q at No.2

 

[Nabrules]

I cried to the wolves asking anyone who would listen why was Lafreniere seen as the clear cut number 1 pick in 2020.

I was fairly certain in 5 years time (when a draft class should be judged) Byfield would surpass him. 3 years later he’s still on track to do that.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I cried to the wolves asking anyone who would listen why was Lafreniere seen as the clear cut number 1 pick in 2020.

I was fairly certain in 5 years time (when a draft class should be judged) Byfield would surpass him. 3 years later he’s still on track to do that.

Not exactly.

Byfield: 43 points in 110 games=.39PPG
Lafreniere: 96 points in 227 games=.42PPG

 

[Felidae]

Byfield's 3 assists today

 

[ORRFForever]

I cried to the wolves asking anyone who would listen why was Lafreniere seen as the clear cut number 1 pick in 2020.

I was fairly certain in 5 years time (when a draft class should be judged) Byfield would surpass him. 3 years later he’s still on track to do that.

I root for LAF but he is so frustrating.