PREDATORS ACQUIRE DEL ZOTTO FROM RANGERS FOR D KLEIN

The Nashville Predators have swapped defencemen with the New York Rangers, sending right-handed shooter Kevin Klein to New York in exchange for a lefty in Michael Del Zotto.

The Predators announced the trade Wednesday before heading to Vancouver for a four-game road swing.

“Michael gives us another young, gifted left-handed shooting defenceman with significant offensive upside,” Predators general manager David Poile Poile said in a statement. “We look forward to his presence on our already talented young blue line, further balancing our defensive corps.”

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