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Three players from the Winnipeg Jets franchise are relocating to Buffalo.
Defenceman Logan Stanley, a subject of ongoing trade speculation, was moved to the Buffalo Sabres as part of an NHL trade deadline transaction on Thursday, alongside fellow defenceman Luke Schenn. Forward Tanner Pearson was similarly transferred to the Sabres in a separate transaction completed Friday.
Stanley and Schenn were unexpected absences from Winnipeg’s roster for their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Their trades were finalized a couple of hours following the Jets’ 4-1 triumph.
In exchange for Stanley and Schenn, the Jets acquired defenceman Jacob Bryson and forward Isak Rosén from Buffalo, along with a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft. For Pearson, the Jets received a seventh-round pick in the 2026 draft.
As part of the agreement, the Jets will cover half of Schenn’s contract.
Bryson, aged 28, participated in 35 contests for the Sabres this campaign, recording two goals, three assists, and eight penalty minutes.
Selected 99th overall in the fourth round by the Sabres in the 2017 draft, he has played in a total of 289 games for Buffalo, achieving six goals, 42 assists, and 58 penalty minutes.
Rosén, 22, registered three goals and four assists in 16 appearances for Buffalo this season, splitting his time between the Sabres and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
He is the leading goal-scorer for the Rochester squad with 25 goals and has also contributed 18 assists, ranking him second overall in total points.
A first-round draft choice (14th overall) by the Sabres in 2021, Rosén has netted three goals and provided five assists in 31 games for the Sabres.
Stanley, 27, who was Winnipeg’s 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 draft, is enjoying his most productive professional season, establishing new personal bests for points (21), goals (9), and penalty minutes (99).
He has participated in 261 games for the Jets, accumulating 57 points (14 goals, 43 assists) and 304 penalty minutes.
Schenn, 36, has contributed one goal and six assists for Winnipeg this season. Throughout his 1,118 NHL career games with nine different teams, he has compiled 212 points (45 goals, 167 assists) and 884 penalty minutes.
Drafted fifth overall in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2008, Schenn secured two Stanley Cups during his time with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He was dispatched to Winnipeg by the Pittsburgh Penguins in March 2025, after Pittsburgh had acquired him just two days prior in another trade.
Pearson, 33, has tallied seven goals and six assists across 52 games for Winnipeg this season. The native of Kitchener, Ont., joined the Jets as a free agent, signing a one-year contract in July 2025.
He was the 30th overall first-round selection by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 draft, with whom he lifted the Stanley Cup in 2014.
Over his 774 career games playing for five NHL teams, he has amassed 325 points (157 goals, 168 assists) and 263 penalty minutes.
The NHL’s 2026 trade deadline concluded at 2 p.m. CT on Friday.
It is not solely the player who undergoes a trade; the entire family is affected.– Jets captain Adam Lowry
With the team still several points shy of a playoff berth, leading to external assumptions that the organization will be offloading assets this season, the locker room is striving to balance the personal impact with their current objectives.
“Evidently, this year we find ourselves outside the playoff picture. However, I believe the paramount concern is that the individuals within this dressing room wish to support those facing significant uncertainty,” stated Jets captain Adam Lowry prior to Thursday’s game.
The transactional aspect of hockey becomes especially evident during the final hours of the trade deadline. Bonds forged over years are abruptly suspended, replaced by the stark reality that several athletes may have worn a Jets uniform for the very last time.
“From a personal standpoint, it’s challenging,” Lowry commented. “You have players displacing their households. Many developments occur out of sight. It’s not exclusively about the player being moved; it extends to their family.”
Winnipeg’s roster of players approaching unrestricted free agency is substantial. It features defenceman Colin Miller, alongside forwards Gustav Nyquist, Tanner Pearson, Cole Koepke, and seasoned veteran Jonathan Toews, whose future is determined by his full no-move clause.
