The New York Rangers have traded defenceman Adam Edstrom to the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Massimo Rizzo and a fifth-round draft pick (No. 148) in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Edstrom, 25, registered three goals and five points in 35 games with the Rangers last season while averaging 9:28 of ice time.
The 6-foot-7, left-shot blueliner is entering the final season of his two-year, $1.95 million contract that carries a cap hit of $975,000. He is scheduled to become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2026-27 campaign.
Drafted 161st overall by the Rangers in 2019, Edstrom has 10 goals and 16 points in 97 career games.
Rizzo, 25, was drafted 216th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019 and was acquired by the Predators in March from the Boston Bruins.
The 5-foot-10 centre played for the ECHL’s Reading Royals last season recording six goals and 22 points in 29 games.
