Nashville Predators’ sit Tanner Jeannot for ‘trade-related reasons’

The Nashville Predators made big news Sunday when they announced David Poile, the only general manager in team history, was retiring after the season and former coach Barry Trotz was taking his place.

© Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com Nashville Predators left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) is recognized as the player of the game after defeating the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

The two were hard at work, too, in their effort to be sellers leading up to the March 3 NHL trade deadline.

Forward Tanner Jeannot missed Sunday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes for “trade-related reasons,” according to the team. This a day after forward Nino Niederreiter was traded to the Winnipeg Jets.

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Jeannot, who is known also for his physicality, has 34 goals and 28 assists in 152 games with the Predators, including 24 goals last season.

“He’s a great teammate,” Predators coach John Hynes said. “He’s a good player. He brings a lot of attributes to your team. … He’s in it to win it and he plays hard every night. He comes to work.”

Poile told The Tennessean on Saturday after the Niederreiter deal that selling was the route the team was going.

“I think most teams know we’re open-minded to listening, he said. “I’m not going to make a trade just to make a trade. I’m going to do something that I think takes us in the right direction. I think this is a fair trade for both teams.”

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