When the Los Angeles Kings drafted Quinton Byfield second-overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, they expected to develop a top-six forward. Fifty-four games into his NHL career, Byfield is not quite there.
On Sunday, the Kings confirmed that they’d loaned Byfield to their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
ROSTER MOVES: We’ve loaned Quinton Byfield to the @ontarioreign.
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— LA Kings (@LAKings) November 6, 2022
The Sudbury Wolves alum has been largely ineffective at the NHL level this season.