After breaking open the financial institution for Jake DeBrusk on a long-term contract, the Vancouver Canucks added a depth piece in free company by signing former Nashville Predators ahead Kiefer Sherwood to a two-year contract with a median annual worth of $1.5 million. Sherwood is a 29-year-old ahead who was initially an undrafted free agent signed out of faculty by the Anaheim Geese.
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Sherwood then discovered his solution to the Colorado Avalanche after two seasons with Anaheim after which went to the Nashville Predators group the place he lastly discovered his footing final season the place he performed 68 video games and scored 10 objectives and 27 factors. He took that season and landed a pleasant contract with Vancouver, however he’ll convey features to the Canucks that the workforce will want.
Sherwood Brings Grit to the Backside Six
As a shorter man at solely 6 toes tall, Sherwood scratched and clawed his method into the NHL by being a feisty and hard man to play towards which is strictly what the Canucks want. They’ve some grit of their center six with gamers like Dakota Joshua and newly acquired Jake DeBrusk however Sherwood provides much more than these two gamers. His toughness caught the attention of Patrik Allvin through the Canucks’ first-round collection towards the Predators: “We noticed first hand within the playoffs how robust Kiefer is to play towards,” stated Allvin. “We like his quickness, tenacity, and the best way he competes in all conditions. Including one other bodily participant to the combo will work effectively with the best way our ahead group is presently constructed.”
Allvin is correct about Sherwood’s toughness because the ahead engaged in three fights final season and two the season earlier than. He’s keen to get his arms soiled by going into the corners and getting these greasy objectives in entrance of the web when wanted. Gamers like Sherwood are wanted within the playoffs and the Canucks lacked that of their ahead core towards the Edmonton Oilers. He’ll be capable of present the playoff toughness that’s wanted from the underside six and pairing that with DeBrusk, Joshua, and even Carson Soucy on the again finish will make them a lot more durable to play towards because the workforce hopes to go deeper into the playoffs.
Canucks’ Depth Will Assist Sherwood Rating Extra
Whereas enjoying in Nashville final season, Sherwood was solely in a position to put up 27 factors in a depth function, however that was his profession excessive. Enjoying decrease within the lineup, he was lining up with guys like Tommy Novak, Michael McCarron, and Mark Jankowski. In Vancouver, he can have the possibility to play with extra skillful depth gamers like Joshua, Conor Garland, and Pius Suter. By enjoying with these gamers, he shall be surrounded by gamers with extra offensive capabilities than those he was enjoying with in Nashville. So by proxy of him enjoying with these gamers, he can have the chance to attain greater than he did final season and have extra of an influence on the workforce than simply his physicality.
Sherwood doubtless will convey a scoring contact to the Canucks by enjoying with significantly better offensive gamers in Vancouver than he did in Nashville, whereas additionally bringing the toughness and physicality that they initially signed him for. In that case, he’ll be capable of convey features to the Canucks that may assist the membership greater than they initially thought.
Sherwood shouldn’t be an ideal participant by any means however he brings to Vancouver features that the workforce desperately wants. He’ll convey toughness to the ahead core, which was wanted throughout their collection towards Edmonton, and may convey depth scoring if he’s paired with the proper linemates. These two features will make him an efficient participant for the Canucks and can make this signing value it for Allvin and Jim Rutherford.
