Nashville Predators: Players Who Could Realistically be Traded

Nino Niederreiter

Niederreiter is yet another example of a player whose main problem is not the way he is playing. His eighteen points in 35 games are not great, but he has done much of what he has been expected to do and is actually second on the team in goals with 12 for the season.

Everyone knows the player that Niederreiter is. He is a solid, second line forward who is gritty and actually effective at making his team that much harder to play against, the teams he has played for in the past have loved having him.

Part of what makes him so enticing as a trade candidate later this year is his contract. He only has one more year after this one at a very reasonable $4M, so there is so little risk involved for any team that decides to take a shot at him.

Niederreiter is a win-now player and someone who is by no means someone the Predators are committed to for their long-term future, so this is yet again they might be smart to get some assets in return when they know they can.