Two of the Winnipeg Jets’ best forward prospects will continue their season in the Calder Cup playoffs. The Jets announced that they’ve reassigned forwards Brad Lambert and Brayden Yager to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
Despite spending much of the season in the AHL, Lambert, 22, remained with the Jets after the trade deadline. Although he set a new career-high in NHL games played, he was largely ineffective. Lambert finished the campaign with three goals and six points in 25 games with a -5 rating, averaging 10:48 of ice time per game. Earlier this season, the Jets permitted Lambert to seek a trade. There’s no telling if his lengthy opportunity after the deadline was enough to change his mind.
Meanwhile, Yager, 21, only spent the last few games of the season with Winnipeg. Still looking for his first NHL point, Yager skated in three games for the Jets, averaging just under 11 minutes of ice time per game. Still, he was a decent tertiary scorer for the Moose this season, scoring 10 goals and 30 points in 68 games with a -15 rating.
Additional transactions:
- The Los Angeles Kings announced that they’ve recalled netminder Pheonix Copley from the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Copley will serve as Los Angeles’ third-string goalie for their Round One matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, and for the remainder of the playoffs should they advance. He spent much of the year with the Reign, managing a 21-11-1 record in 33 games with a .901 SV% and 2.59 GAA.
- Similarly, the Dallas Stars recalled netminder Ben Kraws from the AHL’s Texas Stars to serve as their third-string option through the postseason. Kraws has much less name recognition than Copley and spent most of the 2025-26 campaign with the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads. However, the Stars don’t have the benefit of higher-end goaltending prospects in the AHL, and are leaving their better options in the AHL for Texas’ playoff hopes.