{"id":492387,"date":"2026-03-08T03:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/492387\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T03:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:06:18","slug":"kiefer-sherwood-wills-sharks-to-a-point-despite-ot-loss-to-blues-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/492387\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiefer Sherwood wills Sharks to a point despite OT loss to Blues \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Still not sure why Sharks general manager Mike Grier traded a pair of second-round picks<\/a> for Kiefer Sherwood<\/a>?<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Sherwood reminded us, scoring the game-winner and producing that rare highlight-reel puck-battle assist, leading San Jose to a 7-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.<\/a><\/p>\n

Still not sure why Grier re-signed the 30-year-old winger to a five-year, $28.75 million contract?<\/a><\/p>\n

On Friday, Sherwood reminded us again, not only by scoring the game-tying goal in a disappointing 3-2 overtime loss<\/a> to the St. Louis Blues, but also by giving a flat Sharks squad a jolt of energy all night, be it by scoring, his eight hits or keeping puck after puck alive on the forecheck.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was really good. He\u2019s a competitive kid. He\u2019s a warrior,\u201d coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cThe desperation, in the way he plays every shift. It\u2019s like his last. I think a lot of our guys could take a lot from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even his cellys hit different.<\/p>\n

Sherwood\u2019s impact wasn\u2019t limited to on the ice, either.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can feel it on the bench. You can see it, the way he\u2019s vocal,\u201d Warsofsky said.<\/p>\n

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