A couple of players will remain in the True North for the next couple of years.
On Saturday, the Winnipeg Jets announced they have re-signed forward David Gustafsson and defenseman Logan Stanley to two-year contracts.
Stanley’s contract will carry an AAV of $1.25 million through the 2025-26 season. This is another small pay bump for the 26-year-old, who was making $1 million on a one-year deal last season.
During the 2023-24 campaign, Stanley found himself battling to stay in the lineup. Though he was never sent down to the minors, the 26-year-old was a healthy scratch for much of the season, only playing 25 games during the regular season, scoring a goal and an assist, while registering a plus/minus of +4. Stanley played three of the Jets’ five games in their opening-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, posting an assist and a -1 rating.
Stanley has been with the Jets, the team that selected him 18th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, since 2018. After a couple of seasons with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, he has been up with the big clubs consistently over the past four seasons. In 139 NHL games, the former Kitchener Rangers captain has scored four goals and 18 assists with a +17 rating. Stanley has also registered four points and a +4 in 12 playoff games.
Gustafsson’s contract will see him be paid $835,000 through the 2025-26 season, before becoming a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. He recently finished a two-year contract with a cap hit of $775,000.
Like Stanley, Gustafsson found his name on the scratch sheet more often than not last year. In 39 appearances, the 24-year-old posted three goals and four assists with a +1 rating. He ended up playing in four games against the Avalanche in Round 1, scoring a goal in a Game 2 loss.
Gustafsson was taken in the second round by Winnipeg in the 2018 NHL Draft. After a fruitful beginning to his pro career in his native Sweden, he came to North America for the 2019-20 season, and has been back and forth between the Moose and Jets ever since. In 113 NHL games, Gustafsson has scored four goals and 10 assists. In 88 AHL appearances, he has notched 24 goals and 35 assists, including one point in five Calder Cup Playoffs games.
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