Swedish forward Rasmus Asplund, 27, has signed a two-year contract with HC Davos, the National League club announced on Tuesday.
“Rasmus is a classic two-way center who can handle all game situations," said Davos sports director Jan Alston. “He’s very intelligent, reads the game excellently, and brings a lot of speed.”
Asplund was a product of the Färjestad BK club in Karlstad, Sweden, eventually turning pro with the club and remaining until he was 20. He was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in 2016.
Between 2019 and 2025, Asplund played 189 NHL games with the Sabres, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers, recording 49 points and 22 penalty minutes. His only full NHL season was 2021-22, when he recorded 27 points in 80 games with Buffalo. That spring, he was chosen to play for Sweden at the IIHF World Championship in Finland.
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In 2024-25, Asplund was held pointless in six NHL games with Florida and had 52 points in 81 AHL regular-season and playoff games as the Charlotte Checkers advanced to the Calder Cup finals.
Davos, which hosts the annual Spengler Cup tournament, is coming off a season in which it finished fifth in the National League standings and lost in the semifinals. Other than Asplund, the team has under contract for 2025-26 ex-NHLers Brendan Lemieux, Joakim Nordström, Filip Zadina and Klas Dahlbeck.
Photo © Matt Blewett-Imagn Images: Rasmus Asplund playing for the Buffalo Sabres in the 2022-23 season.
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