{"id":50567,"date":"2019-07-01T12:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=50567"},"modified":"2022-10-23T07:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T11:58:00","slug":"brandon-tanev-signs-with-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/01\/brandon-tanev-signs-with-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Tanev Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> have signed unrestricted free agent winger\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tanevbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Tanev<\/a><\/strong> to a 6-year contract worth $21 million, or $3,5 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1145723394270384128?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet<\/p>\n<h2>Brandon Tanev Signs With the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/h2>\n<p>Over his 4-year NHL career Tanev\u00a0has played exclusively for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>. He has put up\u00a024\u00a0goals and\u00a027\u00a0assists for\u00a051\u00a0career points in\u00a0195\u00a0career games. He was originally undrafted and signed as a free agent by the Winnipeg Jets. He made his NHL debut in the 2015-16 season with Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he had a career year when he scored 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points. He also added 40 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 48.4 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -0.1.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>This is a depth signing for the Penguins, signing a player that just scored 14 goals this season in a similar depth role on Winnipeg. Tanev has never played high in the lineup in his career, playing a career-high of 14:07 as his average time on ice last season. Tanev is a good depth piece that can score for any team. If he can replicate his career highs from last season he becomes an extremely valuable depth player.\u00a0Tanev can provide scoring lower in the Pens lineup behind their top 6. With almost all of his points coming at even strength, he has shown that he can produce at 5 on 5 last season.<\/p>\n<p>Tanev has really improved his quality of play over the years, turning into a respectable player and offering skill in the bottom 6. Defensively, Tanev has turned into a sound player, which can provide the Penguins with stability in their own end.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"dyzjbDZYTjtbI07lklg9yA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1138323894\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dyzjbDZYTjtbI07lklg9yA',sig:'ydWGk_c_8RdiiNm42g7iy1BcvpEGwIGf1vFBc-KvMb0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1138323894',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed unrestricted free agent winger\u00a0Brandon Tanev to a 6-year contract worth $21 million, or $3,5 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2024-25 season. https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1145723394270384128?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Brandon Tanev Signs With the Pittsburgh Penguins Over his 4-year NHL career Tanev\u00a0has played exclusively for the\u00a0Winnipeg Jets. 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