Tyler Toffoli is setting high expectations for himself as he gears up for his fourth season.
The Los Angeles Kings forward is just 24 years of age, but he's not afraid to admit that he would like to one day pace the league in goals.
"I'm pretty competitive so I want to do better," Toffoli said, according to NHL.com's Nicholas Cotsonika. "I want to score more goals. At the end of the day, if you can lead the NHL in goals, that's a really huge accomplishment. So there's definitely strides to take."
While the benchmark might seem a little steep, especially for someone his age, Toffoli is not shy about dreaming big.
"I think that'd be anybody's goal," Toffoli said. "Obviously it would be a really huge season, but that's why you play the game."
In fact, teammate Jeff Carter feels he is just as capable as anyone to do so.
"That's probably pretty accurate, what he's saying," Carter said. "He has the potential to do that. He knows that. We all know that.
"He's a smart kid. He understands that people always expect more. He pushes himself too. He has a couple tough games, he gets on himself. He's out there working. He's not a kid that has a big year and thinks he's got it made."
Toffoli has seen his goal totals rise every season since he joined the league full time during the 2013-14 season, going from 12 to 23 to a career-high 31 last season.
In fact his 31 goals tied him for 16th among all players last season. Another jump in his production could put him among the league's best. It will just be whether it will be enough to catch the likes of Alex Ovechkin who led the NHL with 19 more goals that Toffoli in 2016.
