Overview
- The Athletic reports San Jose is now open to flipping Sherwood ahead of Friday’s March 6 trade deadline after failing to secure an extension.
- Sherwood’s camp is believed to be seeking at least about $5 million annually, with one projection at $5.7 million over five years, creating a sizable gap with the Sharks.
- Acquired from Vancouver on Jan. 19 for two second-round picks and AHL defenseman Cole Clayton, Sherwood could fetch less now than the price San Jose paid.
- After an upper-body injury sidelined him for over three weeks, Sherwood has played four games for the Sharks without a point despite top-line and power-play usage.
- Management views him as a strong stylistic fit, yet the team’s rebuild and unexpected proximity to a playoff spot complicate whether to keep him as a rental or recoup future assets.