Kings Article: Tanner Pearson, Nic Dowd Give LA Kings Much Needed Spark

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Nic Dowd and Tanner Pearson have given the LA Kings a badly needed spark since they were inserted into the lineup.

What did they say about their last couple of games? What did Dowd have to say about scoring his first NHL goal? What about the chemistry between Pearson, Jeff Carter and Devin Setoguchi?

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Tanner Pearson, Nic Dowd Give LA Kings Much Needed Spark

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Congrats to Nic Dowd on his first goal. Football, schmootball. Alabama fans have someone to get behind.

“I think Tanner, as I said when he came back, hey, you want him to score every game, but he’s going to get opportunities and he can play in your top two lines,” said head coach Darryl Sutter. “That’s, quite honest, what we need.”

The addition of Devin Setoguchi on that line has also helped.

“The whole line is a pretty quick line, and Carts up the middle, when he gets going, he hardly looks like he’s moving, but he’s flying,” Pearson observed. “It’s definitely a good speed line. It’s working well.”

After losing all those first-round picks, it feels good to have our 2012 first-rounder be such a contributor. Tanner Pearson has made that second line a threat again, even without Toffoli. Good to see Seto fitting in with some creativity and speed to go along with the Carter, the man. There might be hope for this team, yet.

Setoguchi’s fake slap shot/hard pass to set up Pearson’s goal in the win at Dallas is an indication that the chemistry is developing, perhaps at an accelerated pace.

“He surprised me,” said Pearson. “He surprised everyone. I was ready to dump and chase there and the next thing you know, it was on my tape. It was definitely a heads up play. It was, literally, tape-to-tape. I didn’t even know it was coming. It just hopped on my stick and I went for it.”

I've gotta say, it's impressive that Pearson was able to convert on a split-second notice.