The Boston Bruins, after acquiring forward Viktor Arvidsson this morning from the Edmonton Oilers, started free agency signing forward Tanner Jeannot. The Bruins signed Jeannot to a five-year deal with a $3.4 million AAV. Jeannot, in 67 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, had 13 points on seven goals and six assists. He was even in plus/minus with 89 penalty minutes and 211 hits. The Bruins bring in a physical player who will play in the Bruins’ bottom six.
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Tanner Jeannot
Jeannot started his career with the Nashville Predators, where he spent three seasons playing in 152 games, recording 62 points on 34 goals and 28 assists. He was a plus-seven with 217 penalty minutes and 584 hits. Jeannot spent the next two seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning after Nashville traded him for a first-round draft pick, among four other draft picks. He played in 75 games with Tampa Bay, recording 18 points on eight goals and ten assists. He was a -16 with 97 penalty minutes and 288 hits. In 294 career games, Jeannot has 93 points on 49 goals and 44 assists. He is a career minus-nine with 403 penalty minutes and 1,083 hits. He finished seventh in the Calder Memorial Trophy voting in 2021-22.
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