Red Wings Trade Scenarios for Logan Stanley

Logan Stanley is just the latest name on the Red Wings trade board. So that means sellout Alex is back to cover another series of mock trades, looking into what the Winnipeg Jets could want in return for the big body defenceman.

Winnipeg has been the league’s most disappointing team this year, and that’s saying a lot given the Toronto Maple Leafs still exist. It’s hard to say what their direction is going to be. Do they want to build for the future, understanding their division is too good? Will they opt to retool and try to take a very strong core of Connor, Scheifele, and Hellebuyck to another series of cup runs? It’s hard to say. For a player like Logan Stanley, who is almost certainly not in their long-term future, I’d imagine they wouldn’t be too picky and would instead look to recoup the best series of assets.

Unfortunately for Detroit, their trade options are pretty limited to futures. There isn’t really anyone on this roster right now that they would be willing to use in a Stanley trade. At the very least, not someone that Winnipeg would want.

So Detroit is limited to moving future assets, and I think they still have a collection of futures that could interest the Jets in making a deal to move the defenceman.

Player Profile: Logan Stanley

So why does Detroit want a bottom-pair defenceman on one of the worst teams in the league? Well, it starts with Detroit looking to address a need more than anything. Detroit’s bottom pair has been one of the weaknesses this season. While Albert Johansson has been atoning for his sins recently, it has been undone by the injury to Simon Edvinsson, so the left side of the defence is still in trouble.

In terms of a physical profile, Stanley fits the bill as a Yzerman-type and also someone who could replace Edvinsson in the short term. He stands at 6’7″, and he throws that size around, recording 83 hits on the season while averaging less than 17:00 minutes of time on ice per game. He would be a solid physical, shut-down presence on the third pair left side, which is exactly what Sandin-Pellikka needs to be playing across from right now.

In terms of usage, it’s slightly harder now in Winnipeg than it would be in Detroit. He isn’t sheltered; he takes on a majority of defensive zone starts, whereas in Detroit, he would see more time in the offensive zone. His underlying numbers are also pretty ho-hum aside from the physical ones, which is largely what you want to see.

His offensive numbers have taken a leap this year. He’s never recorded more than one goal in a season, and this season he already has 8. Pair that with 9 assists, and you have a defenceman who can put up pretty competent numbers while not needing to cheat to do it.

Overall, there is a lot to like about Logan Stanley in a bottom pair role and as a replacement for when Simon Edvinsson or another name on the left side goes down. Long term, he also would work well across from Anton Johansson when he finally makes his way over.

Mock Trade 1:

Winnipeg Receives: 2026 2nd round pick, 2028 6th round pick

Detroit Receives: Logan Stanley

Don’t overthink it for either side. Look, as much as I praise Stanley, he is almost 28 and hasn’t shown anything aside from being a decent option in a team’s bottom four. Kiefer Sherwood is having a great year, and he didn’t fetch Vancouver a first-round pick. I’d imagine, given the market, this is a price that both teams would probably be fine with paying.

It’s not a blockbuster, that’s why I held off on talking about these rumours given the news. Even at most, any deal that doesn’t involve other assets isn’t one that is going to be jaw-dropping.

Mock Trade 2:

Winnipeg Receives: Jacob Bernard-Docker, 2026 3rd round pick, 2027 3rd round pick

Detroit Receives: Logan Stanley

Look, I’m really trying to get creative here. So instead of giving up the second, Detroit swaps defencemen in order to give Bernard-Docker another chance to find a home. If it works out, the teams swap defenceman and Detroit adds some picks for security. If not, Winnipeg walks away from the deal knowing they didn’t have to pay Stanley a huge extension.

Mock Trade 3:

Winnipeg Receives: 2026 2nd round pick, 2028 3rd round pick, Anton Johansson

Detroit Receives: Nino Niederreiter, Logan Stanley

Detroit adds two bigger bodies who provide some much-needed physicality to this team. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Niederreiter is the roughest player out there, but he certainly would be an upgrade on some of the team’s depth pieces. He also provides some improved scoring and a year of terms. Detroit also gets Stanley for all the reasons I’ve said before.

This time, the Jets get two solid picks as well as a really strong defence prospect who could be better than Logan Stanley is now, plus he’s much younger. It gives Winnipeg the option to get younger while also recouping enough assets to be able to make deals down the road.

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