28-year-old forward had 13 points in 67 games for Kings last season
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Tanner Jeannot signed a five-year, $17 million contract with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $3.4 million.
The 28-year-old forward had 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 67 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings last season but did not play after March 25 because of a lower-body injury.
“Obviously, he popped a few years ago. He’s had some injuries since then that have probably derailed a little bit in that regard. I don’t know if he’s getting back to scoring 27 goals, I sure hope so. Deep down, he believes he’ll bring a lot more energy to our group that we need, the physicality is there,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said.
Signed by the Nashville Predators as an undrafted free agent on April 2, 2018, Jeannot has 93 points (49 goals, 44 assists) in 294 regular-season games for the Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning and Kings, and has three assists in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
“I think I mapped out the fact that we want the infusion right now, and playing forward, I think it’s hard to find. I really do. And I think that the younger skill players that we plan to incorporate moving forward are going to need a little breathing room, and I think Tanner’s going to bring a lot of that,” Sweeney said. “I think the room itself, his leadership skills, how he prepares to play the game, I think that all just boils over into what we need to continue to improve upon and also support. As I’ve referenced before, you’ve got David (Pastrnak) and Charlie (McAvoy) particularly, they’re stepping into leadership situations … but there’s a lot that goes into that upper echelon level of leadership and what’s required of you along with being an elite player in the National Hockey League.”
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