Per Vince Mercogliano, the Rangers are exploring a Kiefer Sherwood trade with the Vancouver Canucks. It is rumored that the asking price is a 2026 1st round pick plus a prospect for the 30 year old pending UFA winger. Sherwood is, at best, a third line forward on a shooting binge, with 16.5% shooting rate, compared to an 11.7% career average. Sherwood, who turns 31 in March, has a previous career high of 19 goals, set last season. He will surpass that this season.
Sherwood has benefited from significant powerplay time on Vancouver’s top unit, with 6 powerplay goals this season. In his previous 7 seasons across the NHL, Sherwood has just one powerplay goal combined. Suffice it to say, his production is a product of fortunate ice time and an inflated shooting rate. So naturally the cost of a first round pick and more will be met by someone.
On the bright side, the cost is hopefully prohibitive for Drury. Otherwise that trade would have been made by now.
That said, chasing a 30+ year old pending UFA winger for a team that is not making the playoffs seems silly. A Kiefer Sherwood trade is not what the Rangers need. If the Rangers want to give up a high pick for a shooter, that’s fine, but not a rental and not a soon to be 31 year old who has no proven history of scoring until this season.
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