Tanner Jeannot was held out from Sunday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes for trade-related reasons, as multiple insiders began reporting that the Tampa Bay Lightning were working on making a deal for him, which was finalized later in the evening.
Jeannot had a phenomenal rookie season last year, putting up 24 goals and 17 assists en route to a seventh-place finish in Calder nominations. He also added 130 PIM. A soaring and unsustainable shooting percentage (scoring on almost one of every five shots he took) boosted that goals total—the highest in the league for a rookie—despite some on-ice struggles with possession and shot quality that foreshadowed this season’s struggles.