On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Jets made a move, betting on upside as they have agreed to terms with forward Isak Rosén on a two-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $925,000, the team announced.
Rosén, 23, posted three goals and no assists in 21 games with Winnipeg last season after arriving in the Logan Stanley trade, and the organization clearly believes there is more to come from the former first-round pick.
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Rosén came to Winnipeg as part of a trade deadline deal that sent defensemen Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley to the Buffalo Sabres. In return, the Jets received Rosén, defenseman Jacob Bryson, Buffalo’s second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
The Swedish winger was a player Buffalo could no longer afford to keep buried, after being selected 14th overall by the Sabres in the 2021 NHL Draft. Rosén had built an impressive AHL resume over parts of four seasons with the Rochester Americans, totaling 185 points in 231 career games.
He was named AHL Player of the Month for November 2025 after posting 12 points in eight games, and led the Rochester Americans in goals with 25 while his 43 points ranked second on the club at the time of the trade. At the NHL level with Buffalo, however, consistent opportunities were harder to come by.
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The Jets are taking on virtually no risk while keeping a restricted free agent that has flashed genuine offensive tools but has yet to see them translate to the NHL level. The two-year deal gives Winnipeg a chance to find out what Rosén is made out of and see if he can establish a consistent NHL role and show the organization what made him a first-round pick in the first place.
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