<p>A busy week of NHL transactions continued into Saturday when the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations">Nashville Predators</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations">Winnipeg Jets</a> struck a deal sending winger Nino Niederreiter to Winnipeg in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.&nbsp;</p>



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<p>The Swiss forward will bolster Winnipeg’s middle six as they try to strengthen their position in a tight race to the summit of the Central Division.</p>



<p>The trade news comes just days after Jets coach Rick Bowness announced that rookie forward <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/winnipeg-jets-cole-perfetti-out-for-eight-weeks-with-upper-body-injury">Cole Perfetti will miss eight weeks</a> with an upper-body injury that saw him moved to the IR on Feb. 21. Perfetti was third in rookie scoring and playing on Winnipeg’s top line at the time of his injury.</p>



<p>Niederreiter is in the first year of a <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/players/nino-niederreiter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two-year $8 million contract</a> he signed with Nashville in the summer. The Predators traded the winger while they sat 8 points adrift of the Seattle Kraken for the last wildcard in the Western Conference. They are in a selling position after losing <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nashville-predators-ryan-johansen-to-undergo-surgery-on-right-leg">center Ryan Johansen to a season-long injury</a> earlier in the week.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="190"></div>



<p>Niederreiter was second in goals (18) on Nashville and is on pace for a third-consecutive 20-goal season.</p>



<p>The Jets missed an opportunity to claim the Central Division’s top spot in a limp effort Friday at home against the Colorado Avalanche, who routed them 5-1. Winnipeg will hope that Neiderreiter’s addition will propel them to better performances as they round out their homestand against the New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings.</p>



<p>The Jets trail the Stars by just a point but themselves are only a single point clear of the third-place Minnesota Wild and two points ahead of the Avalanche, who occupy a wild card spot. With 23 games left to play, Winnipeg will hope to secure home ice in the playoffs.</p>
