Planes stack attack, get RW Niederreiter from Predators

Both teams announced Saturday that the Nashville Predators have traded right winger Nino Niedereiter to the Winnipeg Jets for a run-in in 2024.

Niederreiter, 30, was signed by the Predators as a free agent last season to a two-year, $8 million contract. He had 18 goals and 10 assists in 56 games for Nashville, averaging 16 minutes and 3 seconds in ice time per game.

He was acquired to bolster what General Manager David Boyle hoped would be a playoff contender this season. But Nashville was seven points off last place in the Western Conference tournament on Saturday and recently lost pole position Ryan Johansen for nearly three months after leg surgery.

Niedereiter has 396 points in 788 games across 12 NHL seasons, having previously played for the New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes.

The Jets had been chasing the right wing of San Jose Sharks star Timo Meyer, but this trade likely signaled the end of that chase. Winnipeg did not have a 2023 second round pick, having traded that pick to the Washington Capitals in a Brenden Dillon trade in 2021.

The first goal Niedereiter scored as a Jets player would be the 200th career goal.