Just before the NHL trade deadline at 2:00 pm CT today, the Nashville Predators acquired depth forward Rasmus Asplund from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 7th-round pick at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
The 25-year-old Swedish winger has scored two goals and eight points in 27 games this season—his second full year in the NHL. The 2016 second-round pick is signed through the balance of this season at an $825,000 cap hit; upon expiry, he will be a restricted free agent.
Acquiring Asplund will help a depleted forward group that needs healthy bodies down the stretch.