Overview
- Vancouver sent 30-year-old winger Kiefer Sherwood to San Jose for Cole Clayton plus the Sharks’ 2026 and 2027 second-round picks.
- Sherwood leads Vancouver with 17 goals and has 23 points in 44 games, bringing scoring, physicality and special-teams value.
- He is a pending unrestricted free agent, creating the possibility of a short-term rental unless San Jose reaches an extension.
- Sherwood was out of the Canucks’ lineup with an undisclosed injury at the time of the trade, leaving his immediate debut uncertain.
- San Jose, holding a Western Conference wild-card spot, adds near-term help without moving a first-round pick, while Vancouver adds draft capital and AHL depth with Clayton reporting to Abbotsford.