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Seth Jones was selected by the Nashville Predators as the fourth overall pick in the 2013 National Hockey League draft in Newark, N.J.BRENDAN MCDERMID/Reuters

The Nashville Predators traded defenceman Seth Jones to the Columbus Blue Jackets for centre Ryan Johansen on Wednesday.

Nashville general manager David Poile said in a statement that Johansen is a big, young centre who can score, set up goals and win faceoffs. Poile also called him a No. 1 centre.

Johansen, 23, played in every game for Columbus the past two seasons, and the 6-foot-3, 218-pound centre from Vancouver, British Columbia, had 26 points in 38 games this season. He has 193 points in 309 career games and was the fourth overall pick in the 2010 draft.

Jones was the fourth overall pick in the 2013 draft, and the 6-foot-3 defenceman has played 40 games for Nashville this season.

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