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Vegas Golden Knights now in the mix to acquire Vancouver Canucks breakout star Kiefer Sherwood
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Another Pacific Division rival could end up being a potential landing spot for Vancouver Canucks pending UFA forward Kiefer Sherwood in the weeks to come.
The next couple of months are going to be very interesting for the Vancouver Canucks organization as trade talks begin to heat up around the National Hockey League.
In late November, the Canucks decided to make all of their pending unrestricted free agents available on the league's trade market and to the surprise of no one, forward Kiefer Sherwood has been garnering the most interest, with upwards of a dozen teams being linked to him including the Boston Bruins.
"The Ottawa Citizen's Bruce Garrioch reports that six NHL teams have "kicked the tires" on a trade for Sherwood:
Boston Bruins
Dallas Stars
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning" Billy Heyen of The Sporting News said.
Boston Bruins
Dallas Stars
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning" Billy Heyen of The Sporting News said.
Another Pacific Division rival could be potential landing spot for Kiefer Sherwood
Along with the six mentioned above, the Vancouver Canucks appear to be receiving interest from within their own division for Kiefer Sherwood, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported earlier in the week that one of the teams to keep an eye on.
"I think they've had some interest in [Kiefer] Sherwood," Elliotte Friedman said about the San Jose Sharks.
However as we inch closer to the trade deadline, teams that are currently in a playoff position or are at least in the mix for a spot will probably check in with the Vancouver Canucks about Kiefer Sherwood as he's exactly the type of player you need in the postseason - skill, speed and a ton of physicality.
In a recent article for The Athletic that looked at what player each team around the National Hockey League should target in the lead up to the trade deadline, Jesse Granger mentions Kiefer Sherwood for the Vegas Golden Knights.
"I'm not expecting a blockbuster deal out of the Golden Knights this deadline, but Kiefer Sherwood would be an excellent addition. He does a lot of things Vegas desperately needs out of its wingers at the moment. He's big, strong, good on the forecheck and drives the front of the net. For all of the playmakers the Golden Knights have up front, they could use some brute force. Sherwood has all of that, plus the ability to score." Granger said.
If the Vegas Golden Knights do enter the mix for Kiefer Sherwood, they're going to have to pay a premium given they're in the same division as the Canucks and with no first round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, they'll certainly have a tougher time trying to land the 30-year-old winger than someone like Boston or the New York Islanders, for example.
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