{"id":437833,"date":"2026-01-31T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/437833\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:53:38","slug":"sharks-kiefer-sherwood-hilariously-recalls-reaction-to-trade-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/437833\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks\u2019 Kiefer Sherwood hilariously recalls reaction to trade \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the\u00a0Sharks completed a trade<\/a>\u00a0to bring him to San Jose\u00a0from the Vancouver Canucks,\u00a0newly\u00a0acquired\u00a0forward Kiefer Sherwood<\/a> had a message for general manager Mike Grier.<\/p>\n

\u201cI even told [Grier],\u00a0\u2018persistence\u00a0pays off,\u2019\u201d Sherwood told NBC Sports California\u2019s Alan Hoshida. \u201cI know they were\u00a0interested\u00a0way\u00a0back when. The interest is interest; I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0really put too much into it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when something\u00a0happens, then\u00a0you can get excited.\u00a0Once I found out, I was really excited.\u00a0I was counting down the date until I could get out there with the group and\u00a0kind of get\u00a0to work with them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rumor mill\u00a0picked up once it was clear the Canucks\u2019 season was going nowhere.\u00a0Vancouver has been at the bottom of the standings for much of the year, and Sherwood started to hear his name being connected to the Sharks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even amidst\u00a0the whispers, the\u00a0move\u00a0took Sherwood by surprise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was skating in Vancouver, and not even fully undressed and pulled me aside \u2013 just kind of caught off guard by it,\u201d Sherwood explained. \u201cBut,\u00a0part of the business. And when I heard it was San Jose, I was\u00a0really excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most players would welcome a move from a bad team\u00a0to one making a serious playoff push. Sherwood adds\u00a0that San Jose is a particularly welcoming spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m just super excited that they pulled the trigger and made it happen,\u201d Sherwood said. \u201cI\u2019m just looking forward to getting to work with these players and special guys in the room and try to learn from the staff as best that I can, and grow my game to maybe help add part of an identity to the team and just make us harder to play against in other areas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sherwood provides a huge physical boost to the Sharks\u2019 forwards group. He racked up\u00a0462 hits in the 2024-25 NHL season with Vancouver \u2013 the most in an NHL season<\/a> since the stat started being tracked in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI just try to bring that identity of hard to play against and that compete, both ends of the ice,\u201d Sherwood explained. \u201cI want to try to use my skating and my work to help guys be better players. I try to play the game within the game a little bit — get guys on edge or on tilt sometimes, whether\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hitting or the verbal or mental side of things,\u00a0kind of getting\u00a0under guys\u2019 skin. I try to value that side too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a younger team, the Sharks tend to get targeted with physicality from their opponents. San Jose has improved in that category this season, especially with the addition of winger Ryan Reaves.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the same day that the trade for Sherwood was completed, the Sharks met the physicality of the back-to-back defending champion Florida Panthers, culminating in a goalie fight that took the NHL by storm. The newly\u00a0acquired\u00a0Shark said he loved seeing it happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But\u00a0they will still accept all the help they can get\u00a0in the\u00a0physicality\u00a0department, and Sherwood figures to provide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHockey is a game of energy, so, I try to build as much as I can within our group,\u201d Sherwood said. \u201cI think there\u00a0was a good amount the other day in Florida. So,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0excited to add as much as I can and just get acclimated with the group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sherwood, 30, has yet to debut for the Sharks and has been sidelined since Jan. 10 with an upper body injury. He is considered day-to-day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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