Birthday: Sep. 8, 1992
Height: 6' 2 | 188 cm
Weight: 218 lbs | 99 kg
Drafted: 5 overall, 2010 round 1 (
NYI)
Contract: $8,000,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $4,000,000)
Second line skill - but playing on the 3rd line with the Jets.
Contributing some of the most detailed three zone efforts of his career.
Big body. Skilled. Average plus skater in open ice. Using his weight / leverage / puck touch to his advantage in the offensive zone. Compliments his line mates (Appleton and Lowry). Each bring something to their line. Niederreiter is the most skilled of the three.
Averages 15:20 TOI - 13:11 ES - 2:07 PP - Very rarely sees the ice on the PK.
Credited with 27 hits and 16 shot blocks. Scored 6G-8A in 22GP
Impressively 5G-8A at even strength and a (+9) overall.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
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| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland (all) | International | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 56 | 18 | 10 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 34 |
- Compete/Consistency: 86
- Defensive Zone Starts: 79
- Hockey IQ: 82
- Offensive Zone Starts: 89
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 84
- Physicality: 80
- Puck Moving/Passing: 75
- Shot: 84
- Skating: 77
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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