Completed signing during free agency: Don Sweeney facing major backlash
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Don Sweeney is facing some major backlash weeks after signing Tanner Jeannot during free agency this off-season.
Right now, the Boston Bruins are in a weird stage of their retool. After trading Brad Marchand, they currently don't have a captain, and it was just revealed that they will not be announcing one to begin the season.
After trading Brad Marchand, and Trent Frederic, the Bruins have not made signings, or moves to balance the scales.
Tanner Jeannot signing named worst contract in the NHL today
Don Sweeney ended up signing Tanner Jeannot during free agency, and now it's being named the worst contract in the NHL today.
Jeannot ended up going undrafted, and is a 28-year-old winger, weighting in at 220 LBS, and coming in at 6-foot-2. Last season he ended up throwing the body a lot, collecting 211 hits in 67 games for the L.A. Kings.
Dom Luszcyszyn of The Athletic wrote an article about the 10 worst contracts in the NHL, and Jeannot was named the worst one.
«Four years ago, Tanner Jeannot had 24 goals and 41 points in 81 games, a year removed from lighting up the AHL with 10 goals and 21 points in 13 games,» Luszcyszyn wrote. «Jeannot looked like someone who was going to be a problem for years to come as a menacing power forward with a scoring touch.»
«Since that magical season, Jeannot has 20 goals and 45 points over 198 games, an eight-goal and 19-point pace,» Luszcyszyn continues. «Jeannot is a replacement-level player making third-line money. Maybe he finally regains the spark that made his 2021-22 season so alluring, but the chances of that happening feel seriously slim.»
«Since that magical season, Jeannot has 20 goals and 45 points over 198 games, an eight-goal and 19-point pace,» Luszcyszyn continues. «Jeannot is a replacement-level player making third-line money. Maybe he finally regains the spark that made his 2021-22 season so alluring, but the chances of that happening feel seriously slim.»
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Jeannot was signed to a five-year, $3.4 million deal in the off-season.
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AOUT 1 | 151 ANSWERS Completed signing during free agency: Don Sweeney facing major backlash Do you think signing Tanner Jeannot was a mistake by Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney? | ||
| Yes | 80 | 53 % |
| No | 71 | 47 % |
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