Blue Jackets trade Nyquist to Wild

The Columbus Blue Jackets dealt Gustav Nyquist to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, the Blue Jackets announced Tuesday.

Columbus is retaining 50% of Nyquist's salary and cap hit, so Minnesota is paying $595,000 for the former and $654,000 of the latter, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.

Nyquist has been out since late January with a shoulder injury but may be back for the playoffs. Columbus sits in the league's basement, but the Wild entered Tuesday occupying third place in the Central Division.

The 33-year-old is in his 11th season and his third with the Jackets, which signed him as a free agent in July 2019.

Nyquist has collected 10 goals and 12 assists over 48 games in 2022-23. The Swede spent his first eight campaigns with the Detroit Red Wings before they traded him to the San Jose Sharks in February 2019.

The veteran has produced 174 goals and 249 assists across 700 NHL games.