Bruins reportedly sign Tanner Jeannot to 5-year contract

Tanner Jeannot is a physical winger, but he has yet to rediscover his scoring touch.

Tanner Jeannot is reportedly joining Boston on a five-year contract. AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea

updated on July 1, 2025

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The Bruins have reportedly added some heft on their bottom-six unit.

According to Elliottte Friedman, the Bruins are signing winger Tanner Jeannot to a five-year contract that will account for a $3.4 million cap hit.

That is a steep price for the Bruins in both term and payout for a player who might be better suited for a fourth-line role in the NHL.

The 28-year-old winger is one of the more physical players in the NHL — with the 6-foot-2, 220-pound winger recording 200-plus hits in all four of his full seasons in the NHL ranks.

But Jeannot also has left a lot to be desired when it comes to his potential as a middle-six power forward who could pot 15-20 goals per season.

Tanner Jeannot, signed 5x$3.4M by BOS, is a physical low-event depth winger who does practically nothing with the puck and punishes opposing players who try to do things with it. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/YWKsvs03Zs
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 1, 2025

After putting together a breakthrough 2021-22 season in Nashville (24 goals, 41 points, and 318 hits in 81 games), Jeannot has not replicated that same production over the last three seasons.

From 2022-25, Jennot has combined for just 20 goals and 45 total points — averaging just 6.7 goals per campaign.

If Jeannot settles into the fourth line with Boston, he could be part of a punishing checking unit alongside Mark Kastelic — while also serving as some much-needed protection for a Boston roster set to incorporate more young talent into the lineup over the next few seasons.

But that term and $3.4 million price tag is still a sizable raise for the type of player who Boston could reasonably add to the lineup at a much cheaper rate — and on a much shorter deal.

Unless Jennot can regain his form on the offensive side of the game, this feels like a significant overpay for a Boston team that needs to allocate more cap space toward skill and scoring touch.