Nashville Predators: Top 10 prospects entering 2018

9. Tanner Jeannot, LW [21] (UDFA)

Stats (Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL): 72 gp, 40 g, 40 a, 80 p, 4 PPG (4 A), 3 SHG (2 A), 3 GWG, 276 SOG, 1.11 pts/g (13 pgp, 3 g, 5 a, 8 p, 55 SOG, .62 pts/g).

Jeannot is better than Persson but still not nearly as good as the prospects after him on this list. At 21, he was tied for 28th in scoring, 17th in goal scoring, 55th in assists, and 42nd in points per game in the WHL. Those aren’t impressive numbers and are again indicative of if anything, a depth NHL player. While his goal-scoring ability is also impressive, and he’s more NHL ready than Persson, he needs a few years to show what he can do at the professional level.

While his goal-scoring ability is also impressive, and he’s more NHL ready than Persson, he needs a few years to show what he can do at the professional level.

Tanner Jeannot was worse in the playoffs, tying for 51st in playoff scoring, despite the fact that he had 13 games, a few more than other players around his vicinity in the rankings. Jeannot had fine point production in the regular season, with 1.11 points per game, as well as good shot production (3.83 shots per game). Jeannot was fine on the power play, with eight points, and was better shorthanded with five. That means he could be on the penalty kill in the AHL and potentially the NHL.

Jeannot has the ceiling of a penalty-killing fourth liner, but he has a better chance of being that than Persson does. He’s closer to being NHL ready, and if he shows up in the AHL this season and plays well, even without great numbers, he could see his stock rise. The Nashville Predators have holes to fill with the exit of players like Scott Hartnell and Mike Fisher, holes that Jeannot should hope to fill long term.