Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Kiefer Sherwood to 2-Year, $1.5M AAV Deal

[David71]

Im very intrigued by this signing. he was one of my targets when the season ended. first round against vancouver he was very noticable. pissing off some vancouver guys with his play. fast, physical. havent had that since alex burrows/maxim lapierre back in 2010/2011. he will be a fan favourite in no time.

 

[DFAC]

Any chance he gets a look on the wing with Miller and Brock?

PDG had success and Sherwood is a better player…

 

[kanucks25]

Really like this one.

Even if he doesn't provide more offense than he's shown, he'll do a much better job of being effective and consistent in a 4th line role than someone like Lafferty.

 

[Regal]

Any chance he gets a look on the wing with Miller and Brock?

PDG had success and Sherwood is a better player…

I kind of like the fact that a lot of the forwards seem like they could move up if need be depending on who is going. Heinen, Suter, Sherwood, even Hogs I imagine will move up and down a bit.

 

[TruGr1t]

Drance:

Canucks hockey operations think more highly of Sherwood than that, however, even if they’d be deeply reluctant to say so publicly. This is more a storyline for training camp and in season, but there’s a school of thought that with Sherwood’s speed and willingness to mix it up, it may be worth seeing whether Sherwood is capable of effectively complementing Pettersson in a second-line role at some point this season.

 

[wonton15]

Think this is the Dakota Joshua breakout player out of this bunch. Love his game and the price.

I would’ve been over the moon if Heinen and Sherwood were brought in because Joshua left. But having all 3 is amazing. I love these high motor high floor players that can move up and down.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Kid has a cool name.

There was just something so much more satisfying when it came to ripping shots with a wooden Sherwood hockey stick.

 

[dwarf]

Kid has a cool name.

There was just something so much more satisfying when it came to ripping shots with a wooden Sherwood hockey stick.

First hockey stick I ever used.

 

[ProviesGhost]

From the Athletic (note I continue to beat the paywall with print to PDF!):

“Sherwood is tabbed as the Sam Lafferty replacement. He might be a smaller body, but the club wanted to bring in a fourth-line presence with a nastier game, a bottom-six winger who played to their identity on a more consistent basis than Lafferty managed last season.

Canucks hockey operations think more highly of Sherwood than that, however, even if they’d be deeply reluctant to say so publicly. This is more a storyline for training camp and in season, but there’s a school of thought that with Sherwood’s speed and willingness to mix it up, it may be worth seeing whether Sherwood is capable of effectively complementing Pettersson in a second-line role at some point this season.”

 

[aquaweenie]

This is the kind of kid that needs to play a couple shifts beside EP… drag him into the fight!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Little highlight pack courtesy of CanucksArmy. Quite the shot indeed. Can’t wait to see how he does in a Canucks jersey this fall.

 

[wonton15]

Would be fun if he ends up finding really great chemistry with Miller or Petey as a dawg. The more I watch this kid, the more I love this

Heinen Miller Boeser
Debrusk Pettersson Sherwood
Joshua Blueger Garland
Hoglander Suter Podkolzin

 

[oba]

Canucks were sold on Sherwood after his one-man, wrecking crew play against them in the Cup playoffs.....might have been one of the Preds most effective forwards.

Looking at all the signings, the Canucks have added a ton of truculence and physicality to the lineup. Tocchet is going to love some of these guys---especially Sherwood.

Now if they can only cruise effectively and load manage, until game 83. Work out all the tweaks.

 

[lousy]

Now if they can only cruise effectively and load manage, until game 83. Work out all the tweaks.

Cruising never works. There will be ups and downs (work on those tweaks as you go) and every good team needs to fight through the grind and stay hungry.

 

[biturbo19]

Looked a lot better than Lafferty in the playoffs. Nice deal.

This is basically how i'm viewing it. He's a Lafferty replacement...with a bit more potential upside. Little less versatility.

Let's hope he can sustain the intensity and physical play better than Lafferty did. And the fact he was such an enormous nuisance against us in the playoffs bodes well for that ability to have something left to give when it matters most. Which Lafferty did not have as the season wore on and he faded into the woodwork.


Also didn't entirely realize that he was quite as prolific an AHL scorer as he has become. That's also a very intriguing element. Guys who can score like that at lower levels, but still take the time to sort of "reinvent" their game as bottom-six bangers are interesting. Tends to show a really strong drive and work ethic, which bodes well for things. Especially on a Tocchet coached team.

 

[MS]

This is basically how i'm viewing it. He's a Lafferty replacement...with a bit more potential upside. Little less versatility.

Let's hope he can sustain the intensity and physical play better than Lafferty did. And the fact he was such an enormous nuisance against us in the playoffs bodes well for that ability to have something left to give when it matters most. Which Lafferty did not have as the season wore on and he faded into the woodwork.


Also didn't entirely realize that he was quite as prolific an AHL scorer as he has become. That's also a very intriguing element. Guys who can score like that at lower levels, but still take the time to sort of "reinvent" their game as bottom-six bangers are interesting. Tends to show a really strong drive and work ethic, which bodes well for things. Especially on a Tocchet coached team.

I talked about this earlier - there used to be a youtube compilation of all his goals with the Colorado Eagles in 21-22 and damn it was impressive but it's gone now it seems.

He's fast and can really rip the puck. I wouldn't be surprised at all if there's more NHL offense in there if given more minutes.

 

[VanJack]

I know there's a tendency to see Sherwood strictly as a third-fourth line 'energy forward, replacing a guy like Lafferty. So anything 10 goals or more, would be a huge bonus.

What got my attention though was his 2021-22 season with the AHL Colorado Eagles. I mean 36 goals and 39 assists in just 57 games is impressive in any league. And just to prove that wasn't a fluke in his 2022-23 season split between Nashville and Milwaukee, he contributed 29 goals and 51 assists.

You don't put those kind of offensive numbers if you're a ham-fisted plumber. If he lands on a line with a decent center in Vancouver, I don't think 15-20 goals is out of the question.

 

[Shareefruck]

If you want to test him up the line-up, I'd be a little more interested in testing him with the Miller line in the Di Giuseppe role than Pettersson, personally.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Having Sherwood makes Hoglander more expendable imo to use as an asset to improve other areas.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

Would be fun if he ends up finding really great chemistry with Miller or Petey as a dawg. The more I watch this kid, the more I love this

Heinen Miller Boeser
Debrusk Pettersson Sherwood
Joshua Blueger Garland
Hoglander Suter Podkolzin

I love all those lines. Puck hounds and grit along with scoring touch on every line.

 

[DFAC]

If you want to test him up the line-up, I'd be a little more interested in testing him with the Miller line in the Di Giuseppe role than Pettersson, personally.

I like this idea - PDG should be nowhere near our top 6

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I like this idea - PDG should be nowhere near our top 6

Yep. I like PDG, and think he’s a serviceable fourth liner - but inserting him in the top six isn’t best for him, the team, or anyone.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Apparently Hughes had a pretty big say in adding Sherwood . Move aside Eichel, there's a new GM in town.

'Top of our games': Canucks' Hughes ready to build on individual, team success

In an exclusive interview with Iain MacIntyre, Canucks captain Quinn Hughes discusses his off-season training, how he plans to take the next step in his game and why he believes the Canucks will keep building on last season's success.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Really like this one.

Even if he doesn't provide more offense than he's shown, he'll do a much better job of being effective and consistent in a 4th line role than someone like Lafferty.

Lafferty was such a disappointment after his hot start. Really liked him in Toronto and thought he'd at least be consistent but the dude fall off a damn cliff.

 

[EpochLink]

Lafferty was such a disappointment after his hot start. Really liked him in Toronto and thought he'd at least be consistent but the dude fall off a damn cliff.

Lafferty was Chef Boyardee srank