Lightning trade Jeannot to Kings for pair of picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings for the 118th pick in Saturday's draft and a second-round selection in 2025, the teams announced.

The Bolts scooped up defenseman Jan Golicic out of the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques with their newly acquired fourth-round selection.

Jeannot is signed for one more campaign with a cap hit of $2.665 million and can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

He amassed seven goals and 14 points in 55 games this past regular season while averaging 12:01 minutes of ice time - the lowest of his career. The Saskatchewan native added one assist in four playoff contests.

The Lightning acquired Jeannot from the Nashville Predators prior to the 2023 trade deadline for defenseman Cal Foote, a third- fourth-, and fifth-round selection in 2023, a second-rounder in 2024, and a conditional top-10 protected pick in 2025.

Tampa Bay signed Jeannot to a two-year, $5.33-million pact last July.

The 27-year-old enjoyed his best statistical season in his rookie campaign back in 2021-22 when he amassed 24 goals, 41 points, and 318 hits in 81 outings.

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