The Vancouver Canucks reportedly working the lines for another trade with the Minnesota Wild.
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The Vancouver Canucks made one of the biggest moves in their franchise's history trading Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, and they might not be done dealing with the Wild, as Kiefer Sherwood is rumoured to be heading there as well.
Sherwood has had a breakout season, and is drawing interest from teams all over the league.
"If Kiefer Sherwood is able to play with the level of consistency he had throughout the month of October, there should be no reason for the Vancouver Canucks to not receive at least a first round pick in return for him before the deadline in early March."-Jaxon
Kiefer Sherwood Might be Reuniting with Quinn Hughes in Minnesota.
Billy Heyen of Sporting News reported on the possibility of Sherwood heading to St.Paul to join the Wild with his former captain. Sherwood has already recorded 16 goals this season, on pace to score over 30 for the first time in his career, and is second in the league in hits. He is the perfect playoff player, and many teams are trying to acquire him.
"Sherwood got off to a fast start this season scoring. At this point, he has played 36 games, scored 16 goals and dished out four assists. And of course, he has 164 hits. Sherwood had a remarkable 462 hits last season to go along with 19 goals and 21 assists in 78 games."-Heyen
The best part about Sherwood, he's only valued at $1.5M AAV on his contract, while he is due for a big raise this summer as he becomes a free agent, a 30 goal scorer at a million dollars is almost unheard of in today's NHL unless it's a rookie on a entry-level deal. Sherwood will surely want closer to $5M next season, but for now he would be perfect on any contender.
"Sherwood is currently playing on a very affordable $1.5 million salary, which both should have lots of teams interested and should help the Canucks get a solid return for him in a deal. What are the odds these teams actually align on another deal? Maybe not huge. But it'd sure be interesting if they did, and Sherwood would bring a fascinating new player to the Wild as they try to continue surging further into contention."-Heyen
The Canucks want at least a first round pick for him, and most likely a blue chip prospect. Given his production and salary it's not a big ask, and it can mutually beneficial to both teams.
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