The Winnipeg Jets have been named as a very possible landing spot for Seattle Kraken's Brandon Tanev, who was held out of last night's game for trade reasons. The Winnipeg Jets' top trade deadline target was Brock Nelson, but that option is now off the table after <a href='https://coloradohockeynow.com/2025/03/06/trade-alert-avs-make-deal-with-islanders-for-brock-nelson/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>he moved to the Colorado Avalanche</a>. Losing out on Nelson is a bitter irony because he would have been an excellent addition to their second line. <h3>Winnipeg would be a familiar team for Tanev who started his career there</h3> In spite of that, the Jets remain one of the NHL's elite and still in pursuit of upgrades. As Sportsnet's <a href='https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Elliotte Friedman</a> proposes, a return to the fold of Seattle Kraken winger Brandon Tanev might be one avenue. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1897717379565576371'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/brandon-tanev-8479293' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tanev</a> was held out of last night's Kraken game due to health protection reasons, all but signaling the end of his time there. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/KrakenCanada/status/1897977394541068458'> </a></blockquote></div> Could them reuniting with old friend Brandon Tanev, Friedman wrote. He was held out of Seattle's game in Nashville on Thursday. Tanev signed in Manitoba out of Providence College in 2016. Tanev, 33, would be <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/darren-dreger-reveals-the-jets-plans-at-the-trade-deadline-and-the-players-theyre-targeting' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>a valuable pickup for the Jets' bottom six</a>. He brings physicality to the roster and plays a good defensive game, so he is a solid penalty-killer. Tanev knows Winnipeg, having played the first four years of his career there. In 195 games with the Jets, he scored 24 goals, 51 points, 601 hits, and had a plus-16 rating. With the trade deadline approaching, a return to Winnipeg could be in the cards. Fans were treated to a hometown kid in Chris Driedger coming back to town in a trade yesterday, so maybe Tanev will reunite with his former team as well.