NINO NIEDERREITER - Right Winger - 26 - $5.25MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2022-2023
LAST UPDATED 7/25/19
After surviving what could possibly have been the worst rookie season in NHL history, where the Islanders somehow allowed a criminally underprepared Niederreiter to endure 55 games of NHL hockey, where he only scored 1 goal (and no assists) and was scorched for a -29 rating, former GM Chuck Fletcher fleeced the New York Islanders to give Niederreiter an escape, and in Minnesota Niederreiter established himself as a skilled, if somewhat one-dimensional second liner. Then, the Wild themselves got fleeced by Carolina, and the Hurricanes got to acquire Niederreiter AND dump Victor Rask's bloated contract for their trouble. In Carolina, Niederreiter seemed to find his groove, posting 30 points in only 36 games. For Niederreiter, the skill was always there. Nino has always been a strong playmaker with a lethal shot, and when healthy he used those tools to great success, whenever he wanted to. Consistency had been the bane of Niederreiter's NHL existence, but in Carolina something must have clicked, because Niederreiter played at the near-70 point pace everyone knew he was capable of. Going forward, Niederreiter must prove two things to be worth his contract value. He must first learn to stay healthy, as nagging injuries have not kept him out of the lineup but instead hurt his ability to play at 100%. Secondly, Niederreiter must continue to find the motivation to bring out maximum effort night after night like he finally did in Carolina. If he can do so, Niederreiter may just break out as the first line winger he always should have been. If he falls back into the same pattern of inconsistency that drove him out of New York and Minnesota, Niederreiter will just be that same highly skilled, very frustrating second line winger he was as a Wild. The choice is his.
After surviving what could possibly have been the worst rookie season in NHL history, where the Islanders somehow allowed a criminally underprepared Niederreiter to endure 55 games of NHL hockey, where he only scored 1 goal (and no assists) and was scorched for a -29 rating, former GM Chuck Fletcher fleeced the New York Islanders to give Niederreiter an escape, and in Minnesota Niederreiter established himself as a skilled, if somewhat one-dimensional second liner. Then, the Wild themselves got fleeced by Carolina, and the Hurricanes got to acquire Niederreiter AND dump Victor Rask's bloated contract for their trouble. In Carolina, Niederreiter seemed to find his groove, posting 30 points in only 36 games. For Niederreiter, the skill was always there. Nino has always been a strong playmaker with a lethal shot, and when healthy he used those tools to great success, whenever he wanted to. Consistency had been the bane of Niederreiter's NHL existence, but in Carolina something must have clicked, because Niederreiter played at the near-70 point pace everyone knew he was capable of. Going forward, Niederreiter must prove two things to be worth his contract value. He must first learn to stay healthy, as nagging injuries have not kept him out of the lineup but instead hurt his ability to play at 100%. Secondly, Niederreiter must continue to find the motivation to bring out maximum effort night after night like he finally did in Carolina. If he can do so, Niederreiter may just break out as the first line winger he always should have been. If he falls back into the same pattern of inconsistency that drove him out of New York and Minnesota, Niederreiter will just be that same highly skilled, very frustrating second line winger he was as a Wild. The choice is his.
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