{"id":419996,"date":"2026-01-21T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/419996\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:09:17","slug":"analysis-winnipeg-jets-need-to-extend-logan-stanleys-stay-with-the-team-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/419996\/","title":{"rendered":"ANALYSIS: Winnipeg Jets need to extend Logan Stanley\u2019s stay with the team – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\tBased on a breakout season, are the Winnipeg Jets willing to afford the major pay increase Logan Stanley is expected to command as an impending free agent?.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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In one short year, he\u2019s become a uniquely polarizing sports figure in this city.<\/p>\n

Last year, many fans felt the press box was a better spot for him than on the team\u2019s blue line.<\/p>\n

This year, the polarity is exactly the opposite, with chants of MVP echoing through Canada Life Centre every time he scores a goal and fans even producing their own T-shirts using his nickname to proclaim they\u2019re \u201cStanimal\u2019s Biggest Fanimal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a wrestling-type following that has frankly flipped the script from villain to hero seemingly overnight. And the only reason for it is Stanley\u2019s play this season.<\/p>\n

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After being selected in the first round of the 2016 draft, it\u2019s certainly been a moment for Stanley to finally arrive as an everyday NHL<\/a> defenceman, with assets such as skating, size, physicality, toughness and, yes, scoring all now working in conjunction this season.<\/p>\n

For the Jets, it\u2019s been a patient and lengthy investment in Stanley \u2014 a project by many accounts that is finally complete, which leads one to wonder what the team is thinking regarding retaining the 27-year-old\u2019s services past this season.<\/p>\n

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With a rumoured expectation of $4 to $5 million per season the ask, watching Stanley walk away in July or be traded on or before the March 6 deadline doesn\u2019t seem like a sage move for the Jets.<\/p>\n

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After all, six-foot-seven defencemen that can play aren\u2019t in abundance across the NHL and his departure would leave Winnipeg much leaner on the left side of its blue line, no doubt.<\/p>\n

For Stanley, who is just reaching his prime, he\u2019s looking to cash in and understandably strike while the iron appears to be hot.<\/p>\n

And while it might not have been the case a year ago, it\u2019s likely many Winnipeg fans now believe not re-signing Stanley would be a move the Jets can\u2019t afford to make.<\/p>\n

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