Tanner Jeannot
Quick Strikes: Call Ups Shine, Kucherov Continues Tearing Up NHL & Milestones Galore
Fresh off of an outstanding week, going a perfect 3-0 to start a four-game home stand, the Tampa Bay Lightning got a mini break before playing every other day up until their bye week and the All-Star break. Straight out of their four-day break after beating the Anaheim Ducks, the Lightning got contributions from nearly […]
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Predicting the NHL Teams With the Most Fights in 2023-24
While fighting isn’t as prominent in the NHL as it used to be, it certainly isn’t gone. In the 2022-23 regular season, there were 334 official fights where five-minute majors were handed out. Yes, that number was much higher twenty years ago, but hockey fans are still treated to a good scrap from time to […]
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It’s Time for Jake Neighbours to Make an Impact for the St. Louis Blues
In 2020, the St. Louis Blues drafted left wing Jake Neighbours in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, 26th overall. Since then, Neighbours has played in the WHL, AHL, and NHL as he has continued to develop. He played a career-high 43 NHL games last season and has shown flashes of his potential […]
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Tanner Jeannot Looking to Bounce Back in 2023-24
After a breakout season in 2021-22, Tanner Jeannot did not have the 2022-23 campaign he was looking for. With a fresh new contract and the opportunity to settle in with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 26-year-old winger is looking to get back on track in 2023-24. Jeannot burst onto the scene with the Nashville Predators, […]
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Tanner Jeannot Re-Signs With Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have come to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Tanner Jeannot. Jeannot was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, and signed with the Nashville Predators on April 2nd, 2018 but wouldn’t make his NHL debut until the 2020-21 season. Tanner Jeannot Stats Jeannot, who’s a rough-and-tumble forward, […]
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Lightning Must Re-Sign One of Killorn or Colton
With the 2022-23 NHL season in the books, it’s time for all teams to look at building next year’s roster. The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the 2023 offseason with salary cap issues, as they have approximately $7.3 million to spend. That takes into account their usage of the long-term injured reserve but likely doesn’t include […]
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Do the Lightning Consider Lineup Changes for Pivotal Game 5?
With the Tampa Bay Lightning facing elimination in Game 5 Thursday night, the question of whether they consider making lineup changes is one worth pondering. They haven’t played poorly in the last two games. In fact, the Lightning controlled play for long stretches in Games 3 and 4. Defensive lapses late allowed the Toronto Maple […]
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Shuffling the Deck: Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup to Look Different as Injuries Mount
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a war of attrition; teams quite literally grind each other down in the hopes of being the last team standing with the Stanley Cup hoisted high above their heads. Not many teams know this better than the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have played in the last three Stanley Cup Finals […]
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Jeannot Injury Could Hurt Lightning’s Chances of Another Deep Playoff Run
Coming off three straight deep playoff runs, the Tampa Bay Lightning entered the 2022-23’ season, hoping to go deep once again. As they entered the New Year and beyond, it became obvious that they lacked the grit and physicality needed to beat the East’s top teams in a seven game series. That prompted general manager […]
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Lightning’s Acquisition of Jeannot Should be Viewed as Risk/Reward
With the Tampa Bay Lightning in need of a big body to win puck battles, general manager Julien Brisebois made a deal with the Nashville Predators to acquire Tanner Jeannot late on February 26. A lot of people have talked about what they gave up (defenseman Cal Foote & five draft picks), and rightly so, […]
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