Jeannot has missed the Lightnings' previous three games due to a lower-body injury but was a welcome sight as he returned to Tampa Bay's practice Monday. The 25-year-old closed out his second NHL season with six goals, 18 points, 107 SOG, 107 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 76 games with Nashville and Tampa Bay this season.
Jeannot suffered a leg injury in Thursday's game, and the concern is "high" according to head coach Jon Cooper. It sounds like Jeannot is going to miss an extended period of time, which is obviously a big blow to the Lightning a few weeks ahead of the playoffs.
Jeannot was dealt to the Lightning over the weekend and will make his Tampa Bay debut Tuesday vs. state rival Florida. The 25-year-old has five goals, nine assists, 85 PIMs and 87 SOG through 56 games this season with the Predators. He will be on Tampa Bay's third line with Nick Paul and Ross Colton.
Jeannot was an undrafted free agent out of Moose Jaw (WHL), who led all rookies with 25 goals and was eight in points (41) last year. Regression has hit him hard this season, as his SH% has dropped from 19.4% (2022) to 5.7% (2023). Jeannot is a big body (6-foot-2, 208 lbs) that plays an extremely physical brand of hockey. In the last two seasons combined, Jeannot leads all forwards in hits (531) and is second overall, behind only Radko Gudas (558). Jeannot could settle in on the third line with Nick Paul, a similar role he filled in Nashville next to Colton Sissons.
Jeannot was an undrafted free agent out of Moose Jaw (WHL), who led all rookies with 25 goals and was eight in points (41) last year. Regression has hit him hard this season, as his SH% has dropped from 19.4% (2022) to 5.7% (2023). Jeannot is a big body (6-foot-2, 208 lbs) that plays an extremely physical brand of hockey. In the last two seasons combined, Jeannot leads all forwards in hits (531) and is second overall, behind only Radko Gudas (558). Jeannot could settle in on the third line with Nick Paul, a similar role he filled in Nashville next to Colton Sissons.
