Brandon Tanev

Brandon Tanev

33-Year-Old Left WingLW
Seattle Kraken
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Tanev's career year in 2022-23, in which he reached the 30-point threshold for the first time in his career, appears to have been the exception to the rule. This past season saw the tenacious winger produce just 16 points, missing the 20-point mark for the third time in his last four seasons - though injuries have certainly played a factor. Still, even if the 32-year-old Toronto native can stay healthy during the 2024-25 campaign, his primary fantasy value will come in banger leagues that reward his hits and blocked shots rather than relying on his offensive output. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a six-year, $21 million contract with the Penguins in July of 2019. Selected by the Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
Fills empty cage
LWSeattle Kraken
January 11, 2025
Tanev scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sabres.
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The Kraken scored the last six goals of the contest, with Tanev putting the cherry on top with his empty-netter. This goal was his first since Dec. 8, and he snapped a 10-game point drought in the process. The 33-year-old winger often isn't very productive on offense while playing a bottom-six role. For the season, he's chipped in with eight goals, 15 points, 67 shots on net, 90 hits, 72 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating over 42 appearances. He's one point shy of matching his total from 2023-24 when he logged 66 games played, and he's on pace to reach the 20-point mark for just the fourth time in his career.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
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    14:24
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:04
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    2:16
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Tanev enjoyed a career year in 2022-23, racking up 16 goals and 19 assists over 82 contests despite averaging just 14:13 of ice time per game. The winger is a tenacious checker and a strong penalty killer, but he's unlikely to ever play above the third line. His style will have some value in fantasy formats that reward the rough stuff, but it's tough to see him reaching 30 points this year. Having said that, he has maintained a 15.3 shooting percentage over the last three seasons combined. Look for Tanev to push for 10 goals, 20-plus points and nearly 200 hits if he can stay healthyin 2023-24. However, avoiding the injury bug has been a challenge for him due to his aggressive playing style.
The Kraken -- without a sweetener -- took Tanev (and the four years remaining on his contract at a cap hit of $3.5 million) from the Penguins in the Expansion Draft, a move that appears to have been a clear win for Pittsburgh. Tanev has his uses. He has plenty of speed, he's an excellent penalty killer, and he's always among the league leaders in hits, but his career high in goals is 14 and he has exactly one power-play point in five NHL seasons. Tanev should help Seattle win hockey games and he's worth a late-round fantasy pick if your league rewards hits, but that's about it.
While it won't show up in fantasy contests, Tanev's biggest attribute last season was his ability to draw penalties and put Pittsburgh's star-studded power play on the ice. In terms of production, the Toronto-born winger managed 11 goals and 14 helpers in 68 games while dishing out an impressive 244 hits last year. Pittsburgh brought in Evan Rodrigues and Mark Jankowski to help shore up its third-line depth but Tanev could be an option to move up the depth chart. Even with the shortened season, the 27-year-old grinder should be capable of putting up 15-20 points, providing decent fantasy value in formats that factor in hits.
After being signed by the Penguins to a six-year deal in the offseason, the gritty winger figures to slot into a bottom-six role in his new digs, but he should still be able to challenge for the 30-point threshold, a mark he missed by just one point in 2018-19. Additionally, the Penguins still have a potential spot on the top line available heading into training camp, which could open the door for Tanev to slide up the depth chart. Unfortunately for fantasy owners, the Toronto native's chance of earning power-play minutes are minimal.
While Tanev achieved career highs across the board in 2017-18, a scant bottom-six role made it all too easy to overlook his offensive achievements as a third-year NHLer. He uncorked eight goals, 10 assists and a plus-13 rating over 61 regular-season games before scoring four times to supplement a pair of assists during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. Finding consistent playing time is the biggest hurdle that Tanev will need to clear on the path to fantasy relevance, but the good news is that he's no longer a perpetual press-box warmer, and most of his absences from the 2017-18 campaign were the direct result of an upper-body injury that he's since overcome. Tanev filed for arbitration and that wasn't the best look for an inexperienced player, though the two sides ultimately settled on a one-year, $1.15 million deal.
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Good to return
LWSeattle Kraken
December 28, 2024
Tanev (undisclosed) will play Saturday versus Vancouver, per Tim Booth of the Seattle Times.
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Absent due to apparent injury
LWSeattle Kraken
Undisclosed
December 23, 2024
Tanev wasn't in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Avalanche due to an apparent injury, Emerald City Hockey reports.
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Lends helper in Thursday's win
LWSeattle Kraken
December 13, 2024
Tanev notched an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and three blocked shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.
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Pots goal Sunday
LWSeattle Kraken
December 8, 2024
Tanev scored his seventh goal of the season Sunday in a 7-5 win over the Rangers.
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Garners helper in 500th career game
LWSeattle Kraken
December 5, 2024
Tanev notched an assist and five hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Will play for Team Canada
LWSeattle Kraken
April 22, 2024
Tanev will suit up for Team Canada during the IIHF World Championship in May, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Tanev drew into 66 games with the Kraken in 2023-24, picking up seven goals, 16 points, 51 PIM and 148 hits. He'll likely see bottom-six usage for Canada during May's international tournament.
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