[IMac] Sherwood and his wife expecting first child in April; influenced Canucks’ decision to move him early

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  2. Didn’t see this posted anywhere, but this makes complete sense as to why they didn’t hold out for a 1st round pick. Good on the Canucks for doing right by a great and consummate professional of a player.

  4. Drance just posted an article, and Dreger in a radio hit as well, mentioned that San Jose stepped up and added another 2nd to their offer. If that was the state of things where a 2nd-ish was the high offer until this morning, then yeah that plus Sherwood’s personal situation makes sense to me they decided not to hold on until later. If it’s taken this long to get someone to put 2 2nds on the table, then why not.

    This stuff with helping him settle ahead of his wife’s due date helps sell the team too and they need these type of stories out there to help get some guys in for the rebuild. Hopefully, we can move one of our long contracts and have that come out that we listened to the wishes of the player.

  5. so sad we got to trade this guy but this team isn’t in the kind of shape where you re-sign 30 year old players like this. Shame on the ownership and management for putting this team in such a position.

  6. If the team is going to suck for the next couple seasons and struggle to attract free agents… 

    These are the kind of things that will build good will when it comes to signing future UFA’s. 

  7. Gotta give it to Sherwood that he is throwing them an olive branch and trying to highlight some of the good things.

    Hope he goes far. Too bad he was one of those lifers maybe.

  8. As much as people shit on Patrick and Jim. They’re respected around the league by managers and players. We’re in good hands with the rebuild. I believe.

  9. Say what you will about Patrik he sure respects the player when moving them this season. Last season…his wording could have been better, mainly about boeser

  11. Breaks my heart the team couldn’t give him a playoff run so he could feel what it’s like to step on the ice in Game 1 on a Canadian market. You know he would be an absolute warrior out there and would play in broken bones if he had to.

    On the other hand, what a sweet landing spot for him.

    Glad to read the team did their best to do right by the player.

  13. I’m glad they got everything sorted out now; I’m also pregnant and due in April and it really feels like we’re getting down to crunch time. I can’t imagine moving to a new country at this stage – it certainly won’t be easy – but the team couldn’t really have left it much later than this. I hope they’ll be happy in San Jose 🙂

  15. He’s played for Anaheim so his wife and family must be familiar with San Jose area too. 

    Great player 

    Will be missed 

  16. Fans love to shit on aquaman, jr and Patrick- but they were great to Sherwood, great to Quinn and finding a good team for him to go too.

    Players see it differently and the good karmas gojng to come back

  18. If getting two seconds instead of a first means we can do a solid for a player that played his heart out for us, I’ll take that deal

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