Tanner Jeannot
2024-25 Cap Hit: $2.65 million
The next player on this list is forward Tanner Jeannot, who the Kings traded for during the offseason. He certainly hasn't been disappointing this season and has done essentially what Los Angeles hoped he could for this team.
Jeannot is a big forward that brings size and physicality that was missing at times last season. This year, he has 153 hits and leads the team in the category. In fact, he has almost twice as many as the next player, Alex Laferriere who has 85.
The question for the Kings is that could they get that same level of play from a player already in the organization, like Samuel Helenius or Andre Lee. If the answer is yes, then moving Jeannot makes sense as it creates over $2.5 million in cap space that can be used to bring in an impact player for this offense.