The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Minnesota Wild get: F Gustav Nyquist Nashville Predators get: 2026 second-round draft pick Predators retain 50 percent of Nyquist’s salary.

Gustav Nyquist was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Nashville Predators on Saturday for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Wild operate with a higher degree of difficulty than 31 teams in the NHL, and trading their first-round pick for David Jiricek gives them less draft capital to offer other teams. That's all understandable. Nyquist was available, he could fit into the Wild's cap picture, and there was familiarity. It's not hard to see why the trade got made.

Gustav Nyquist is a bargain addition in the trade between the Wild and Predators. But who is the winner and loser of the deal?

The Wild and Predators are in serious discussions about a trade revolving around veteran forward Gustav Nyquist, according to an X post from national NHL reporter Pierre LeBurn on Saturday.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.