Bruins sign F Jeannot to five-year, $17M contract; sign F Eyssimont
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The Boston Bruins have signed unrestricted free agent forward Tanner Jeannot to a five-year, $17 million contract, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
The contract carries a cap hit of $3.4 million.
Jeannot, 27, recorded seven goals and 13 points in 67 games last season with the Los Angeles Kings. He missed the last 14 games of the regular season and the entire six-game, first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers with an undisclosed injury.
The 6-foot-2 winger is coming off a two-year, $5.33 million contract with an annual cap hit of $2.664 million.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Nashville Predators in 2018, Jeannot has 49 goals and 93 points in 294 career games split between the Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Kings.
Jeannot’s best season came during the 2021-22 campaign, recording 24 goals and 41 points in 81 games with the Predators.
Eyssimont signs two-year deal
The Bruins have signed unrestricted free agent forward Michael Eyssimont to a two-year contract.
Eysimmont, 28, split the 2024-25 season between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Seattle Kraken. With the Lightning, he had five goals and 10 points in 57 games. In Seattle, he scored four goals with six points in 20 games.
In 213 career NHL games, Eysimmont has scored 25 goals with 56 points, split between the Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks, Lightning and Kraken.
Harris Homecoming
Haverhill, Mass., native Jordan Harris signed a one-year, $825,00 deal with the Bruins on Tuesday.
The defenceman played 33 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, recording one goal and four assists. He was acquired by Columbus last offseason from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Patrik Laine and a 2026 second-round pick. The team decided not to tender him a qualifying offer after his one season with the club.
In 164 NHL games with the Habs and Blue Jackets, Harris has nine goals and 37 points. He was originally drafted 71st overall by Montreal in the 2018 NHL Draft.