Tanner Jeannot's trade to Tampa Bay: NHL GMs are shocked and here's why

Late in the evening, a big trade was made between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Nashville Predators for forward Tanner Jeannot.

Here are the full details of the trade:

Unbelievable price paid by the Lightning! No less than five draft picks, including a first round pick in 2025, as well as a second round pick in 2024, plus 24-year-old defenseman Cal Foote, who was a former first round pick in 2017. The 25-year-old Jeannot has an interesting profile as an energy player, playing a very physical style and having some potential to contribute on offense as well. He scored 24 goals and 41 points in 81 games last year.

He really surprised everyone, including Nashville, when the organization preferred to use Jeannot on the top-9, leaving a former first round pick in Eeli Tolvanen to be condemned to play mostly on the fourth line, despite his offensive potential.

However, this season, the Lightning's new forward has hit a wall. He has only scored five goals and 14 points in 56 games, which is very little.

Moreover, as revealed by the informer Frank Seravalli yesterday, many general managers in the NHL are stunned by the return obtained by the Predators for his player.

There is no doubt that the price paid is too high, but at the same time, if there is a GM in the league who knows more than anyone how to balance the risks in a transaction, it is Julien BriseBois.

He looked like a fool when he overpaid for the services of Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow. The result? He then passed for a genius with two Stanley Cups.

He also looked like a fool last year when he overpaid to acquire Brandon Hagel. The result? The Lightning reached the Cup Final for the third year in a row, and the club has a 22-goal, 49-point scorer in 59 games this season who is being paid $1.5 million for yet another year next year.

In Jeannot's case, since the Lightning have little cap room, a guy who is only making $800,000 is worth gold to the Florida club. That's what explains the deal.

He will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, but I'm pretty sure that BriseBois will formalize a long-term contract soon, with an optimal salary impact for the Lightning.

Credit: InTheLightning

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