Devils trade Boyle to Predators for 2nd-round pick

The New Jersey Devils traded forward Brian Boyle to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019.

Boyle, 34, is in the final year of his contract with a cap hit of $2.55 million. He's registered 13 goals and six assists in 47 games with the Devils this season.

Boyle has spent most of the campaign playing on the wing for New Jersey but could slide back to the middle and fulfill a fourth-line center role in Nashville.

The towering 6-foot-6 Boyle has been used as a net-front presence on the power play this season, where he's collected six goals. The Predators could experiment with him in the same role on a unit that ranks 30th in the NHL.

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