- Jets re-signed forward Isak Rosén to a two-year, $1.85 million extension
- The 23-year-old led the AHL’s Rochester Americans with 25 goals in just 37 games
- Read below for the full breakdown on Rosén’s deal and what he brings to Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Jets are keeping one of their deadline pickups around.
Winnipeg re-signed forward Isak Rosén to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, the team announced. The deal carries a $925,000 average annual value, runs $1.85 million in total, and kicks in for the 2026-27 season.
Rosén was a restricted free agent, so locking him up before he could test anything was an easy call for Kevin Cheveldayoff and the front office.
The 23-year-old came over from Buffalo at the trade deadline. Winnipeg sent defensemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn to the Sabres and got back Rosén, defenseman Jacob Bryson, a 2026 fourth-round pick and a 2027 second-rounder.
His counting numbers stayed modest after the move, but the skill has never been the question. Rosén finished 2025-26 with ten points (six goals, four assists) in 37 games between the two clubs.
The real damage came in the minors. Rosén led the AHL’s Rochester Americans with 25 goals despite playing only 37 games, and he took home the league’s Player of the Month award for November after an eight-game run that produced 12 points.
Buffalo drafted him 14th overall back in 2021. The Solna, Sweden native has the kind of shot that made him a first-rounder, and Winnipeg is betting two more years that it carries at the NHL level.
When the Jets first brought him in, Rosén talked about the chance to crack a spot in a deeper lineup:
His first goal in a Jets sweater came in March, a tip of a Jacob Bryson shot past Igor Shesterkin in a loss to the Rangers.
Winnipeg has been busy this summer, with Kyle Connor’s $96 million extension already on the books and the goaltending situation drawing calls around the league. Rosén’s deal is a smaller piece, but it keeps a former first-round pick in the system at a bargain rate.
