Nino Niederreiter signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. It has an average annual value of $4 million and begins next season.
The 31-year-old forward could have been an unrestricted free agent after this season. He has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 23 games.
The Jets acquired Niederreiter in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Feb. 25 for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. He was the No. 5 pick of the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Draft and has 423 points (211 goals, 212 assists) in 833 games for the Islanders, Minnesota Wild, Carolina Hurricanes, Predators and Jets. Niederreiter has 34 points (16 goals, 18 assists) in 87 Stanley Cup Playoff games, including a goal at 5:02 of overtime when the Wild defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Game 7 of the 2014 Western Conference First Round.
The Jets (13-8-2) play the Carolina Hurricanes at Canada Life Centre on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; SNW, BSSO).
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