Nashville Trades For New York Rangers Center

The Predators have acquired one of the tallest players in the National Hockey League.

Mar 9, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Rangers center Adam Edstrom (84) against the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

New Nashville Predators general manager Chris MacFarland continues to revamp the roster on Broadway with another trade. MacFarland has traded forward Massimo Rizzo and a 2026 NHL Draft fifth-round pick (148 overall) in exchange for New York Rangers center Adam Edstrom.

Edstrom, 25, was a New York Rangers sixth round draft pick in 2019. He signed an entry level contract with the Rangers in 2022 after playing three seasons for Rögle BK in Sweden. Edstrom scored a goal in his NHL debut in December 2023. He's played 97 games for the Rangers over the last three seasons, scoring 10 goals with six assists.

The 6-foot-7, 232-pounder is tied for the seventh-tallest player in the NHL and immediately becomes the tallest player on the Predators roster.

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We've acquired forward Adam Edstrom from the Rangers in exchange for forward Massimo Rizzo and pick no. 148 in this year's draft.

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Rizzo was selected No. 216 in the 2019 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. He became an NCAA All-American and helped Denver with 2021 national title. His rights were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2023. He played the 2025-26 season for the Reading Royals in the ECHL, but was traded again in March 2026 to the Boston Bruins. Rizzo was traded six days later to Nashville but now the New York Rangers own his rights as he was involved in the trade to get Edstrom.

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Chris MacFarland 2026 Offseason Trades

• Trades away goalie Magnus Chrona, 2026 Third Round Pick, 2027 Third Round Pick for Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton and goalie Isak Posch.

• Trades away forwards Zach L'Heureux and Fedor Svechkov for Colorado Avalanche forwards Jack Drury and Chase Bradley, along with a 2029 Third Round Pick.

• Trades away second round picks No. 42 and No. 57 to Carolina in exchange for No. 31 overall in the first round. The Predators used the first round pick on defenseman Tommy Bleyl.

• Trades away forward Massimo Rizzo and a 2026 Fifth Round Pick to the New York Rangers in exchange for center Adam Edstrom

Nashville Predators 2026 NHL Draft Picks

• Round 1, Pick 10 - Wyatt Cullen
• Round 1, Pick 31 - Tommy Bleyl
• Round 3, Pick 70 (via Seattle and Dallas) - Dmitri Borichev
• Round 4, Pick 106 - Jakub Floris
• Round 4, Pick 118 (via Pittsburgh)
• Round 5, Pick 138
• Round 5, Pick 160 (via Carolina)
• Round 6, Pick 179 (via Utah)
• Round 7, Pick 202

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