The Nashville Predators are trading defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
In exchange, Nashville will receive Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick.
The Oilers had been in the trade market for a defenseman for quite some time, and TSN's Darren Dreger reported Tuesday that, in addition to Ekholm, Edmonton had shown interest in Arizona Coyotes' Jakob Chychrun and Columbus Blue Jackets' Vladislav Gavrikov.
The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun added that the Predators told teams last week that the price for Ekholm "started with two first-round picks.