It’s not the age so much as the mileage. It doesn’t help that his minutes aren’t being managed with this in mindDD was good back then but the later years have gotten to him as he's becoming too chirpy and not taking full responsibility for his brain-farts at times and actually contributes to being a detriment to his team. It's a shame considering that somewhere I imagined he could've been a good two-way D-man there in his career.
That's 1 way to look at itFaceoffs are just about the least of my concerns with Byfield (see: the goal allowed). Byfield won that faceoff and it still ended up in the net. If he’s playing defense, making plays with the puck and using his speed to create space for this wingers then he’s doing his job.
Thank goodness the Kings are a 3rd period team.