Tyler Toffoli post-game thoughts…
- On the overall game: “We played alright. We had a couple of chances to go up, but couldn’t finish. We just have to come here for the next game and play better.”
- On coach Sutter mixing up the lines: “It’s just another game. You just keep your head on a swivel [...]
Post-Game 3: Tyler Toffoli – ‘Just keep your head on a swivel’
May 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
Post-Game 2: Comments from Kings rookie Tyler Toffoli
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Following the Kings’ come-from-behind win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 2, here’s what rookie Tyler Toffoli had to share…
- On setting up Trevor Lewis for the game-winning goal:
“It was huge, I just want to continue, working hard, getting pucks to the net and creating chances. We got a good bounce there and [...]
Post-Game 2: Comments from Kings captain Dustin Brown
May 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Following the Kings’ come-from-behind win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 2, here’s what LA captain Dustin Brown had to share…
- On not wanting to get ahead of yourselves with a 2-0 lead in the series:
“We’re all well aware of that, and what we did but we’re also well aware of what we [...]
10 Tidbits from the Black Aces
May 16, 2013 By 1 Comment
With more than a dozen of the Kings’ top prospects in town for the playoffs, it’s time to check in with some of the guys and see what’s going on. Here, we talked with defenseman Nick Deslauriers, plus forwards Andy Andreoff, Linden Vey and Jordan Weal…
- Vey on learning the importance of playing sound defensively: [...]
Post-Game 1 Comments from Tyler Toffoli
May 14, 2013 By 1 Comment
On the differences between St. Louis and San Jose:
“Oh, it’s just the next round. It’s a lot harder and faster. We came out, first game, we wanted to get the win, and that’s what we did.”
On if the Sharks were chirping him hard as the rookie out there:
“I don’t think they know who I am. [...]
Another LA Kings player joins twitter
May 14, 2013 By 5 Comments
If you’re not on twitter, really, what are you waiting for?
It’s the quickest way to get all the news from around the NHL, including 140-character comments from several players.
Specific to the Kings, there are already a fair amount of players on twitter, with each bringing their own personality and style.
For example, there’s Dustin Penner. Already [...]
Tyler Toffoli and his NSFW nickname
May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
We’ve covered this whole ‘hockey player nickname’ thing in the past. As noted, many guys simply get a Y or IE tacked on the end of their name – giving us such classics as Brownie, Quickie, Lewey, etc.
Coming into the season though, perhaps the best nickname on the LA Kings belonged to Kyle Clifford. Contrary [...]
Tyler Toffoli on returning to LA and possible changes ahead
April 26, 2013 By
Following the Kings practice in El Segundo today, which lasted well more than an hour, we had a chance to sit down for a little one-on-one time with rookie Tyler Toffoli. Here’s what he had to share…
- On the difficulty of being sent down and then getting called right back up: “All year it’s just kind of [...]
Dustin Brown suspended two games, Kings recall Tyler Toffoli
April 24, 2013 By
Following a play along the boards Thursday night, there were questions about a hit from Dustin Brown that knocked Jason Pominville out of the game between the Kings and Wild.
Depending on your point of view, LA’s captain was either responding to a check he was about to receive from Pominville or he threw an illegal elbow [...]
Tyler Toffoli on where his confidence stands
On his confidence level and if it changes per game:
“I think it’s kind of been the same. I mean obviously getting more opportunities, playing more minutes, means a lot. You got to kind of take it and run with it, so that’s what I’ve been trying to do. Just trying to make plays. You have [...]