Preview/Lines #59: Sherwood Wants To Stay With Sharks
Kiefer Sherwood want to keep.
But the pending UFA is conscious of rumors that the San Jose Sharks may flip him, if he would not re-sign with San Jose earlier than the Mar. 6 Trade Deadline
“I’m just focused on bringing it tonight,” Sherwood mentioned. “I love it here so far. Obviously, I would love to be here. But trying to stay in the present as best I can.”
GM Mike Grier paid a heavy value for Sherwood on Jan. 19, sending two second-round picks to the Vancouver Canucks for the gritty scoring winger. Sherwood, nevertheless, had an upper-body damage on the time of the commerce, and didn’t make his debut in teal till Feb. 4, proper earlier than the Olympic break.
Consequently, Sherwood has performed simply 4 video games with the San Jose Sharks, with no factors. He does have 14 pictures and 23 hits, which leads San Jose on this time span, so he’s taking part in his high-energy model.
No query, the Sharks nonetheless imagine within the participant.
In recreation, the scoring is coming, and Sherwood brings different on-the-ice parts.
“He gives you everything he has every single shift. He gets in there, he puts his nose over a puck, he tries to win pucks. He’s physical. He plays the net front, he defends. He’ll block a shot. He’ll do whatever it takes to win,” head coach Ryan Warsofsky mentioned. “Those are the guys that are ultra-competitive, that drag people in the fight, because people see it. It’s right to the human eye, you can see how competitive they are.”
Warsofsky likened Sherwood to Macklin Celebrini, in that respect.
Outside the sport, Sherwood can also be an instance price following.
“In practice, he’s the first guy in line. He’s ready to go. He puts the extra effort, it’s not just on the ice, it’s off the ice,” Warsofsky mentioned. “It’s in meetings. He’s paying attention. He’s picking up things quickly. So he’s got a natural ability to do those things.”
And Sherwood believes in the way forward for the franchise.
“The future is very bright here,” he mentioned, “and I would like nothing more than to be part of it, build with the guys here, and continue to add to the identity of the group.”
But query is, can Sherwood and San Jose come to a contract settlement that is smart for either side? Early stories from insider Chris Johnston have instructed that Sherwood is aiming for about $30 million total on his new contract.
“I try to just focus on what I can control,” Sherwood mentioned. “Obviously, there’s always going to be noise. Pressure is a privilege or something not. I think it’s important too, as a player, just to have blinders on and try to tune out that stuff and just focus on playing.”
San Jose Sharks (29-25-4)
Yaroslav Askarov will begin. Adam Gaudette will draw again in.
Graf-Celebrini-Smith
Kurashev-Wennberg-Sherwood
Eklund-Misa-Toffoli
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette
Orlov-Klingberg
Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Dickinson-Desharnais
Askarov
Here’s how the facility play teams regarded:
PP1: Orlov-Celebrini-Smith-Toffoli-Wennberg
PP2: Klingberg-Kurashev-Eklund-Sherwood-Misa
Montreal Canadiens (33-17-9)
Jakub Dobes will begin.
Per NHL.com, here is how the Canadiens ought to line up:
Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Newhook-Evans-Bolduc
Anderson-Danault-Gallagher
Hutson-Dobson
Matheson-Guhle
Struble-Carrier
Dobes
Also, Lane Hutson talked about BU teammate Celebrini with SJHN at this time!
Where To Watch
Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens is at 7 PM PT at SAP Center. Watch it stay on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.
