What makes Tanner Pearson’s production remarkable is that the Canucks winger is suddenly on pace for a career year after enduring a 14-game goal drought earlier this season. | imacSportsnet
"He’s just a good all-around player who does a lot of grunt work that goes unnoticed," Canucks coach Travis Green said. "He has won. He knows what it takes to win and he knows the areas that are important on the ice. He’s a good example for guys that play a 200-foot game and can still score, still get points."
"Our first meeting, he said: ‘Come here and work. I don’t really care about the rest of it,’" Pearson recalled. "That was encouraging because I didn’t have to worry about putting up points. Then with hard work, the puck started going in and I finished the year strong. He had confidence in me." At six-foot-one and 201 pounds – and with a Stanley Cup ring, which are scarce in the Vancouver dressing room – Pearson is built for playoff hockey. Actually, he’s built for any hockey, but could be even more important to the Canucks in the second half of the season.
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