He played six seasons with Minnesota, where he scored 228 points in 434 games. He made his debut with the Islanders during the 2010-11 season and wound up playing 64 games over two seasons with New York. Niederreiter was the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NHL draft. “I played with Johansen for quite some time in the minors and obviously was with Granny in Minny.” “Obviously, knowing Josi for quite a lot of time made it very easy to come, but knowing that I have a chance to play potentially with Johansen or Granlund made things a lot easier,” Niederreiter said. Niederreiter’s best scoring season came in 2016-17, when he had 57 points and 25 goals, one off Mikael Granlund, a new teammate in Nashville.
Niederreiter played with Nashville center Ryan Johansen with the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL. The native of Switzerland won silver medals with Predators captain Roman Josi at the 20 world championships. The 6-foot-2, 218-pound forward also has played for the New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild, with 181 goals and 187 assists in 732 games.Īlso helping lure Niederreiter to Nashville was a trio of former teammates. He has scored at least 25 points in nine of his 12 NHL seasons. The 29-year-old Niederreiter had 44 points in 75 games with Carolina last season and ranked third on the Hurricanes with 24 goals.
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“He knows how to win, and he won with Tampa Bay.” “He’s such a terrific defenseman,” Niederreiter said of McDonough. General manager David Poile also picked up defenseman Ryan McDonough from Tampa Bay via trade.
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Signing Niederreiter was the Predators’ biggest free agency move since keeping forward Filip Forsberg off the market just before it opened. Niederreiter called Tkachuk a terrific player who scored a lot of points last year.Īfter trip back home to Czechia, Krejci returns to Bruins Nashville also reportedly is a team that Calgary forward Matthew Tkachuk would consider as a trade destination.
And I think this team is not very far from having such a great run.” They’re very physical and hard to compete. “They’re such a competitive team,” Niederreiter said via Zoom from Switzerland. He said the Hurricanes had a really hard time beating the Predators. Niederreiter signed a two-year, $8 million deal on Thursday to join a team he helped Carolina beat in the first round of the playoffs in 2021. His new two-year contract also gives him the flexibility to either hit free agency again or stick around if everything works out as he hopes. (AP) - The Nashville Predators offered forward Nino Niederreiter the perfect combination of a competitive team stocked with friends and former teammates along with a physical playing style.