This ends a nine-day stint on the NHL roster for Asplund.
The kids looked alright for the Florida Panthers for a while in Raleigh on Wednesday night. Then the third period started. The Carolina Hurricanes rolled an inexperienced Florida squad, scoring three times in the first four-plus minutes of the final period and won 4-1.
Let's take a closer look at the Florida Panthers after their deep run in the Stanley Cup playoffs last season.
BUFFALO – Following his first season as an NHL regular and a standout performance at the World Championship, forward Rasmus Asplund was expected to become a big contributor to the Sabres this year.
Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams was quite busy leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, making six deals in total and three trades on Friday, but did not address the club’s goaltending in any of the half dozen transactions.
With there being so many trades these last few weeks, the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline Day was fairly quiet. Players like John Klingberg, Jordan Greenway, Jakub Vrana, and Nick Bonino were moved, but the majority of trades were fairly small ones.
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Rasmus Asplund from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick.
BUFFALO – Late last month, Rasmus Asplund began what he called a “reset.” The Sabres winger felt the details slipping in his game, and he struggled so badly he sat out five straight games as a healthy scratch.
Sabres forward chats about what his ink means to him. For Buffalo Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund, his tattoos tell stories of the components of life that mean the most to him.
One reason the Buffalo Sabres were so bad earlier this month is that the infamous injury bug once again hit, forcing them to recall several players. Kyle Okposo has been out for six games and Rasmus Asplund missed his first game with injury-related issues.
Anderson starts, Asplund stays out, Clague makes debut. Game 8 Buffalo Sabres (4-3-0) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (4-3-0) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST | KeyBank Center
BUFFALO – From his perch above the ice last spring at Nokia Arena, Sabres coach Don Granato proudly watched Rasmus Asplund’s exploits for Team Sweden. Asplund, 24, carried the confidence he generated during his first full NHL season into the World Championship, seizing a starring role in Tampere, Finland.
Buffalo Sabres winger/center Rasmus Asplund is starting to solidify himself as one of the best defensive forwards in the league. Rasmus Asplund isn’t going to contribute much in the scoring realm, but don’t make the mistake in thinking he is not a good hockey player.
Swedish center just misses top 10, but still shows plenty of potential The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Die By The Blade community.
Both Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Asplund are restricted free agents in 2023, although Cozens does not have arbitration rights.
24-year-old Swede fizzled offensively this season, but still shows promise after World Championship Our 2022 Buffalo Sabres report cards move along as we focus on forward Rasmus Asplund.
Buffalo Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund scored six goals in eight games for Team Sweden at the IIHF Worlds. Did his performance foreshadow things? Rasmus Asplund has never put up gaudy numbers for the Buffalo Sabres over his three seasons with the team.
Buffalo Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund is known more for his defense than he is for scoring, having recorded just 27 points in 2021-22. The Buffalo Sabres have been well represented at the 2022 IIHF World Championships.
Rasmus Dahlin was not the only Rasmus, nor Swede, the Sabres drafted in the 2016 NHL draft, as they also selected Rasmus Asplund in the second round. After playing a combined 57 games in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, he more than doubled that total this season, to the tune of 80 games.
BUFFALO – The grind of an unforgiving seventh-month, 82-game NHL season has at times been difficult for Sabres winger Rasmus Asplund to handle. Asplund, 24, said he felt tired, mentally and physically, when he hit the 30-game mark.
BUFFALO – Rasmus Asplund would catch himself falling into old habits. Before the Sabres winger went to sleep or when he woke up, the previous game might be weighing on him.
One of the best stories in Buffalo this season is Thompson, who’s made the leap to potentially a true top-nine piece as the Sabres build down the line after he was shifted to center by head coach Don Granato.
Asplund, 22, played in 29 games for the Sabres this season, recording his first three NHL points. The 33rd overall pick in 2016, he has 69 points in 108 AHL games over the past two years.
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