Canucks Make Extension Offer to Kiefer Sherwood With Significant Gap Remaining

Overview

• Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports the Canucks made a new offer to Sherwood this week and says there is still a sizable gap with no timeline for a resolution.
• Sherwood is a pending UFA in a career year and currently leads Vancouver with 17 goals and 21 points through 40 games.
• The 30-year-old set the NHL single-season hits record with 462 in his first year in Vancouver after signing a two-year, $1.5 million AAV deal in 2024.
• Team leadership previously outlined intentions to trade veteran UFAs during a retool, as the Canucks sit 31st in the standings, and they just re-signed Linus Karlsson to a two-year deal.
• A Sportsnet column noted Sherwood could command roughly $4–5 million annually on his next contract, and he has stated he loves playing in Vancouver.