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The Winnipeg Jets have acquired ahead Nino Niederreiter from the Nashville Predators in trade for a 2024 second-round choose.
As the Jets battle atop the Central Division, they’ve been out there for one more top-six ahead, they usually discovered that in Niederreiter. In his first season with the Predators, Niederreiter has recorded 18 objectives and 28 factors in 56 video games performed.
In what has been an uneven season for the Predators, Niederrieter has stood out as a constant shiny spot. Not solely was Niederreiter second on the staff in objectives scored, however he was additionally been play driver on a staff that has struggled in that division. Nashville managed 52.86% of the anticipated objectives with Niederreiter on the ice at five-on-five, per Natural Stat Trick.
Another bonus for Winnipeg is that Niderreiter will not be a rental. This previous offseason, the Predators signed Niederreiter to a two-year contract value $4 million per season, so the Jets could have him on the roster for the 2023-24 season as nicely.
The Predators have been falling out of the Western Conference playoff race for some time now, and common supervisor David Poile has clearly chosen to turn into a vendor forward of the commerce deadline. We’ll see whether or not Nashville makes any extra strikes over the subsequent week.
