Defencemen Stanley, Schenn traded from Winnipeg Jets to Buffalo Sabres

Defencemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are Winnipeg Jets no more.

Long-rumoured to be on the trading block, Stanley was shuffled off to the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL trade deadline deal Thursday, along with Schenn.

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

In return, the Jets receive 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.

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

Bryson, 28, has played 35 games for the Sabres this season and has 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, and 42 assists, and 58 penalty minutes.

Rosén, 22, has three goals and four assist in 16 games for Buffalo this season, which has been split between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate Rochester Americans.

He leads the Americans 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 (99).

He has played 261 games for the Jets and has 57 points (14 goals, 43 assists) and 304 penalty minutes.

Schenn, 36, has one goal and six assists for Winnipeg this season. He has played 1,118