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Audio: Quick hits with Tanner Pearson

Jon RosenMarch 28, 20190 Comments

Well, this was unexpected: Tanner Pearson, wearing an Orca on the front and a white #70 on the back of his blue and green jersey, will play his third game against the LA Kings this season after Pittsburgh traded him to Vancouver at the trade deadline. Speaking with LA Kings Insider and other members... Full Story

Carter in; Quick-Rask; how to disrupt the Bruins’ cycle and possession game?

Jon RosenFebruary 16, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate NotesOpposition8 min read

INSIDERS. Hockey Night in Los Angeles. Silver Jerseys. Michael Vartan. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports app. LA Kings Audio Network. 7:30 p.m. The lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Leipsic-Carter-Toffoli Hagelin-Kempe-Kovalchuk Clifford-Lewis-Wagner Forbort-Doughty Fantenberg-LaDue Phaneuf-Roy ... Full Story

The unlikely Pearson, Toffoli friendship endures; more on a “big-time fresh start”

Jon RosenJanuary 12, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate Quotes11 min read

Long before they were joined at the hip during rookie seasons that culminated with a Stanley Cup championship, Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli were actually fierce, emotionally driven rivals on a pair of Eastern Conference Ontario Hockey League teams. They finished second and third in the league in... Full Story

Hagelin hits ground running on first day with Kings

Jon RosenNovember 16, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate QuotesTrades8 min read

The LA Kings are leading the league in headlines per 60. Through the first 17 games, they’ve held a closed door meeting moderated by their GM, lost their top two goaltenders to meniscus tears, fired their coach and traded a secondary core player. 17 games! That player, Tanner Pearson, was swap... Full Story

What are the Kings getting in Carl Hagelin? Where will he play?

Jon RosenNovember 15, 20180 Comments

Advanced StatsTrades6 min read

Joe Sargent/NHLICarl Hagelin, who is expected to meet the LA Kings in Chicago to begin a three-game road trip that will also take the team through Nashville and St. Louis, is a 30-year-old veteran who is known for his pure, unadulterated speed. Ask anyone for an appraisal of his game, and that will... Full Story

Wednesday notes on Quick, staff roles, more; ode to That 70’s Line

Jon RosenNovember 14, 20180 Comments

AlumniInjuriesPractice notes11 min read

Several housekeeping notes on a Wednesday evening: --After noting Tuesday that a decision was near on when Jonathan Quick would get back on skates, lo, Willie Desjardins provided that update Wednesday. “I think he’s much closer,” he said. “If you talked to Quickie, he’d like to be out there today... Full Story

Pearson traded to Pittsburgh for Hagelin

Jon RosenNovember 14, 20180 Comments

Advanced StatsTradesVideo5 min read

In a move precipitated by a disastrous start to the 2018-19 season, the LA Kings traded struggling forward Tanner Pearson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Carl Hagelin. It is a clean, one-for-one swap, though per Cap Friendly, Pittsburgh will retain $250,000 of Hagelin’s cap hit, which means t... Full Story

November 9: Amadio’s Catch-22; Pearson trying to rebound after “low point”

Jon RosenNovember 9, 20180 Comments

CommunityPhotographyPractice notes13 min read

INSIDERS. A happy Friday to you and yours. Before we break and reconvene for a Saturday game day, there were quite of few notes from Toyota Sports Center, where the LA Kings held an optional 11:00 a.m. practice. A class act, all the way. Very similar to what he said when I reached out. A great ho... Full Story

Stevens would like to see Pearson shoot more; heaviness, speed and center depth

Jon RosenOctober 15, 20180 Comments

Uncategorized7 min read

There are three players on the LA Kings who haven’t been on the ice for a goal against in any situation this season: Drew Doughty, Adrian Kempe and Tanner Pearson. “I think that’s something I take pride in – being good in your own zone,” Pearson said. “When you’re good in your own zone, that can... Full Story

October 9 Rapid Reaction (feat. Jim Fox): Jets 2, Kings 1

Jon RosenOctober 9, 20180 Comments

AudioPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction10 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Jim Fox Post-game Quotes John Stevens, on what Winnipeg did well and what presented challenges to Los Angeles: Well, it’s a good hockey team. I think the thing you really make your team aware of is that this is a team that’s really good at home. They have a tendency... Full Story

Player evaluation: Pearson

Jon RosenMay 18, 20180 Comments

PollsVideo12 min read

Harry How/Getty ImagesTANNER PEARSON This season: 82 games, 15 goals, 25 assists, 40 points, 27 penalty minutes, +11 rating, 180 shots, +2.7% CF%Rel, 1.017 PDO, 15:58 time on ice The good: The 2017-18 season was a peculiar one for Tanner Pearson, who battled some early season inconsistency to g... Full Story

In push to raise ceiling, call for more regular secondary scoring sounded

Jon RosenApril 26, 20180 Comments

Hockey OperationsMedia Availability11 min read

Though the LA Kings made significant strides to improve their offense well beyond the overall rising tide of league-wide scoring, there were still clearly separated tiers of production that depicted a divide between Anze Kopitar from Dustin Brown, and those two from the rest of the field. Among t... Full Story

March 24 postgame quotes: Muzzin, Pearson

Jon RosenMarch 24, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes2 min read

Jake Muzzin, on whether they started getting momentum too late in the game: You know, got down early. Chasing games on the road is tough. We had some chances, didn’t score. You know, I don’t think we were as prepared emotionally as we should’ve been in this game and it cost us. And I don’t know w... Full Story