Nashville,\u00a0Tenn. (June\u00a027,\u00a02026) \u2013\u00a0Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations\/General Manager Chris MacFarland announced today that the team has acquired\u00a0forward Adam Edstrom from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Massimo Rizzo and a fifth-round pick (148th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
Edstrom, 25 (10\/12\/00),\u00a0appeared in 35 games for the Rangers in 2025-26, recording five points (3g-2a) in 9:28 of average ice time.\u00a0The 6-foot-7, 232-pounder\u00a0\u2013 tied for the seventh-tallest\u00a0player in the NHL\u00a0\u2013\u00a0has played in 97 career games, all with the Rangers, since debuting during the 2023-24 campaign, scoring 10 goals and 16 points.\u00a0In 2024-25, Edstrom was fifth among New York forwards in blocked shots (34) and sixth in hits (94) while setting career highs in goals (5), assists (4) and points (9).<\/p>\n
Originally selected by the Rangers in the sixth round (161st overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Edstrom additionally has\u00a017 points (12g-5a) in 43 games of AHL experience with Hartford from 2022-24. Prior to his time in North America,\u00a0the Karlstad, Sweden, native\u00a0spent several years in\u00a0the\u00a0R\u00f6gle\u00a0BK system, where he notched 48 points (23g-25a) in 189 Swedish Hockey League contests, winning the Champions Hockey League in 2021-22.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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