Former NHL Player Predicts Kiefer Sherwood's Future

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The Vancouver Canucks are ready for the next chapter in their franchise, as they make everyone available for trade, Kiefer Sherwood has been in the rumour mill lately, and Paul Bissonnette believes the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to make a run at him.

“To the surprise of no one, Kiefer Sherwood has drawn the most interest of any of Vancouver’s pending unrestricted free agents, with the Canucks reportedly seeking a first round pick as well as another asset in return and on Wednesday, Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie & Dhali gave an update on rumors surrounding the 30-year-old winger.”-Jaxon

Could Kiefer Sherwood be on his way to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Samuel Len of Breakaway SI reported on the comments made by Bissonnette, and how it actually is a high chance Sherwood goes to Tampa. Bissonnette believes Tampa likes to go after inexpensive, over performing players, and then offers them a good contract once it their current expires.

“Sherwood makes nothing for what he does. To me, that reeks of like a Tampa trade, you know, a guy making no money. They always like bringing in the guys with no money and then end up getting him fitting in the culture and then giving him a nice deal after this year.”-Bissonnette

Sherwood is the perfect playoff player, he finishes every hit, provides more offence than his role normally does, and is responsible on defence. Similar to how Nazem Kadri provided that spark for the Colorado Avalanche in 2022. Sherwood can do the same for the Lightning.

“He’s also chipped in offensively, scoring double-digit goals the last three seasons while ranking among league leaders in hits. Sherwood even broke the NHL record for most hits in a season since they began tracking it with 462 hits in 2024-25. That blend of physicality and timely offense is exactly what contenders covet.”-Len

The Canucks want to get younger, and probably would not sign Sherwood anyway if he asks for too much of a raise, he belongs on a contender, who can use his services to get them over the hump. The Canucks should trade him before the trade deadline to avoid losing him for nothing.

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