Canucks' Latest Extension Offer to Kiefer Sherwood Revealed
While Kiefer Sherwood remains one of the most sought-after trade candidates on the market, we've also been hearing reports that the Vancouver Canucks are still trying to get the pending unrestricted free agent signed to an extension.
I was told that the Canucks made a very respectable offer to Kiefer Sherwood over the weekend. Sounds like the offer was in the $4 million a year range, and 'medium term' in years... probably four to five years.
That represents a big step up from where Vancouver was with Sherwood during the past offseason, when Dhaliwal says they offered him a three-year deal at a $3 million AAV. But Sherwood busted out of the gates in the 2025-26 campaign, and at 17 goals and 202 hits through 42 games, is on pace to shatter his career high of 19 goals set last season. The 30-year-old physical forward is having a career year, and that has allowed him to significantly up his asking price.
The Canucks' latest offer "is recognition that this player is worth more term and more money... He leads the team in hits, he leads the team in goals...Great for culture," added Dhaliwal.
However, he also notes that the recent extension for Christian Dvorak in Philadelphia—five years, $5.15M AAV—could bump up Sherwood's price even more. Yes, Dvorak is a center and Sherwood is a forward, so it's not exactly apples to apples, but nevertheless, Dhaliwal insists "I'm telling ya, that (Dvorak) contract bodes well for Sherwood."
Playing on a $1.5 million cap hit this year, whatever happens, Sherwood will be set to nearly double his career earnings of $4.77M in the first year of his next contract.
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