Quinton Byfield (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)Quinton Byfield has been a beast in the first two games of the Los Angeles Kings' first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers.
He has played large, made space for himself and been rewarded for his robust play with two crucial goals against Edmonton.
In doing so, he's rewarding the Kings for their patience in developing him into an NHL player that seems headed for stardom. It wasn't pretty at times, and it wasn't easy, but Byfield has figured it out with the help of the organization and is developing into the No. 1-caliber center the Kings envisioned when they took him second overall in 2020.
And it's a good reminder that a slow burn with a young NHL player can have some wonderful results.
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