{"id":434916,"date":"2026-01-29T21:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434916\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:05:19","slug":"winnipeg-jets-should-trade-logan-stanley-while-value-is-high-the-hockey-writers-winnipeg-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434916\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Should Trade Logan Stanley While Value Is High – The Hockey Writers – Winnipeg Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logan Stanley is one of the Winnipeg Jets\u2019 most valuable trade assets (this author never thought he\u2019d write that sentence).<\/p>\n

As such, they need to trade him ahead of the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline to recoup what they can on the huge investments they\u2019ve made in him over the years.<\/p>\n

Stanley\u2019s Value Higher Than Ever Thanks to Offensive Outburst<\/p>\n

You have to give the towering defenseman some credit: he\u2019s found another level to his offensive game this season.<\/p>\n

The 27 year old, who scored only five total goals in 202 games over five seasons prior to this one \u2014 exactly one per season \u2014 has lit the lamp eight times this campaign and has added nine assists for a career-high 17 points in 51 games and counting. He has jumped to the top four at times and is currently quarterbacking the second power-play unit with Colin Miller and Neal Pionk out with injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is feeling it and he has been feeling it for the last little while,\u201d assistant coach Dean Chynoweth, who oversees the team\u2019s defensemen, said recently. \u201cHe has been given more opportunity because he has earned it. Where he can take it to? We will see.\u201d (From \u2018Should he stay or should he go?\u2019, Winnipeg Free Press, Jan. 23, 2026).<\/p>\n

His semi-frequent booming slap-shot goals, when combined with his occasional hellacious hit and size \u2014 the latter trait something NHL teams often overrate and overpay for when it comes to d-men \u2014 make the pending unrestricted free agent someone with potential to be sought after by contenders looking to increase their depth ahead of the postseason.<\/p>\n

Stanley\u2019s Defensive Numbers Still Subpar<\/p>\n

However, Stanley is still far from the perfect defenseman. As he has been through his entire NHL career since being selected 18th overall in 2016, he is prone to defensive gaffes like this one<\/a> and his lack of speed is still an issue.<\/p>\n

Related: Jets Should Embrace Destiny as Sellers as 2026 Trade Deadline Approaches<\/a><\/p>\n

His actual defensive metrics<\/a> have not improved like his offensive ones have. His CORSI and Fenwick possession numbers at all strengths are well below 50 per cent (45.51 and 44.34, respectively), while his expected goals for percentage is 41.95 and his scoring chances for percentage is 43.72 (the team has had 341 scoring chances for with him on the ice compared to 439 against). These numbers are generally in line with his career averages.<\/p>\n

\"LoganWinnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators (James Carey Lauder-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

He is clearly still not top-four calibre, and considering his track record of minimal offensive production through his career, this season\u2019s offensive \u201cexplosion\u201d could well be a one-off. He and the organization have reportedly not discussed a contract extension<\/a>, and they cannot possibly justify offering him a multi-year deal worth $25 million or more (which TSN\u2019s Chris Johnston reported Stanley may command).<\/a><\/p>\n

Time For Jets to Recoup What They Can<\/p>\n

The Jets have invested a lot into Stanley over the years and absolutely refused, under any circumstances, to waive him despite him never living up to his billing as a first-round pick. They extended him a level of loyalty that defied logic considering his poor play \u2014 seemingly due to a combination of the\u00a0\u201csunk-cost fallacy\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and a \u201cbig-guy\u201d bias \u2014 and as a result, lost Johanthan Kovacevic and Declan Chisholm on waivers and blocked them, Leon Gawanke, and Ville Heinola from getting NHL minutes.<\/p>\n

Trading Stanley won\u2019t undo all those losses or make up for the missed opportunities to develop others, but getting a higher-round draft pick and\/or a decent prospect would represent the organization getting out while the getting is good. With playoffs a long shot \u2014 they have less than a 10 per cent<\/a> chance entering play Jan. 29 \u2014 the best thing the organization can do is embrace their destiny as sellers and finally part with the \u201cStanimal\u201d.<\/p>\n

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