Puck 77 · Apr 29, 2019
Los Angeles Kings: Don’t Separate Kempe And Toffoli
The 22-year-old centreman from Kramfors, Sweden had an impressive season in Los Angeles. You might look at his point totals and quick disagree with my statement, but you shouldn’t. For the amount of ice time that Kempe received, he was phenomenal. His average time on ice (ATOI) was 14:30. The biggest reason for his low ATOI was that he was competing with Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter for ice time. Both, Carter and Kopitar have a lot of veteran experience and have proved to be effective play-makers in the NHL. While, there have been a lot of unknowns with Kempe. But, he managed to shock Kings fans over the course of the season.