SUNRISE, FL. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Rasmus Asplund on a one-year, two-way contract.
Asplund, 25, skated in 46 games in the 2022-23 season with the Buffalo Sabres and Nashville Predators recording eight points (2-6-8).
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Filipstad, Sweden has appeared in 183 career NHL games recording 49 points (18-31-49) with the Sabres (2019-2020, 2022-23) and Predators (2022-23). He was acquired by Nashville in March of 2023.
He has competed in 111 games in the American Hockey League recording 62 points (13-49-62) all with the Rochester Americans (2018-19 to 2020-21).
Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (33rd overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft, Apslund previously competed for Färjestad of the Swedish Hockey League. On the international stage, he represented Sweden in the 2022 World Championship, 2016 and 2017 World Junior Championship and at the 2015 U-18 World Championship.
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