Defencemen Stanley and Schenn, forward Pearson traded from Winnipeg Jets to Buffalo Sabres

Three Winnipeg Jets are taking off to Buffalo.

Long-rumoured to be on the trading block, defenceman Logan Stanley was shuffled off to the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL trade deadline deal Thursday, along with defenceman Luke Schenn. Forward Tanner Pearson was traded to the Sabres in another deal Friday.

Stanley and Schenn were late scratches in Winnipeg's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday evening. They were dealt a couple hours after the game, a 4-1 victory for the Jets.

In return for Stanley and Schenn, the Jets received defenceman Jacob Bryson and forward Isak Rosén from Buffalo, a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft. The Jets received a seventh-round pick in the 2026 draft for Pearson.

The Jets retain 50 per cent of Schenn’s contract as part of the trade.

Bryson, 28, played 35 games for the Sabres this season and had two goals and three assists, along with eight penalty minutes.

A fourth-round pick (99th overall) by the Sabres in the 2017 draft, he has appeared in 289 games for Buffalo and has six goals, 42 assists and 58 penalty minutes.

Rosén, 22, had three goals and four assists in 16 games for Buffalo this season, which has been split between the Sabres and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

He leads the Rochester team in goals (25) and also has 18 assists, to put him second overall in total points.

The Sabres’ first-round pick (14th overall) in the 2021 draft, Rosén has three goals and five assists in 31 games for the Sabres.

Stanley, 27, was Winnipeg’s first-round pick (18th overall) in the 2016 draft and is having his best year as a pro, setting new career highs for points (21), goals (9) and penalty minutes