Interest remains sky-high for Vancouver Canucks pending UFA forward Kiefer Sherwood

With the National Hockey League's holiday roster freeze now in effect, trade talks and player movement is officially on hold through December 28th, however afterwards, expect action to pick up in a big way leading up to the Olympic break in February.

Towards the end of November, knowing that their odds at making it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs were slim-to-none, the Vancouver Canucks placed all of their pending unrestricted free agents on the trade block, most notably Kiefer Sherwood, who is coming off a hat trick on Friday against the New York Islanders, and veteran forward Evander Kane.

Thanks to a strong start to the 2025-26 season, Kiefer Sherwood has been drawing plenty of interest from teams around the National Hockey League and is poised to be one of the top names available on the market leading up to the deadline in early March, which is good news for the Vancouver Canucks as they're seeking a first round pick in return for the Columbus, Ohio native.

In a recent article for Post Media, Bruce Garrioch reported that there are six teams that are known at this time that have interest in acquiring Kiefer Sherwood before the trade deadline.

Those six teams, according to Garrioch, are the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The amount of interest in Kiefer Sherwood isn't surprising as he's taken his game to an entirely new level over the last 14 months, setting the NHL record for most hist in a single-season during the 2024-25 campaign and is exactly the type of players teams need for a long, grueling run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.