How much should the Tampa Bay Lightning pay Tanner Jeannot?

It’s no secret that Tanner Jeannot did not live up to the bounty that the Tampa Bay Lightning gave up to acquire him from the Nashville Predators. After scoring 24 goals and totaling 41 points to go along with 318 hits during the 2021-22 campaign, Julien BriseBois swung for the fences trying to acquire the next Blake Coleman or Barclay Goodrow.

Instead, one goal and three assists later over a 20-game sample size prior to his injury, Jeannot looks like a swing-and-miss for Tampa.

With Jeannot’s contract up as a restricted free agent, how much should BriesBois pay to retain the physical forward?

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