The Sharks' most recent trade acquisition in Kiefer Sherwood is sticking around in San Jose for a while, as he has been signed to a new contract worth five years and an average annual value of $5.75 million. Other terms and conditions with Sherwood's new contract are as follows: full no-trade clause in 2026-27, 16-team no-trade clause in 2027-28, 13-team no-trade clause in 2028-29, 10-team no-trade clause in 2029-30, and 5-team no-trade clause in 2030-31.
It took him a bit to adjust after being acquired by the Sharks in a trade with the Canucks and returning from injury, but he cashed in big time as a result of scoring his first goal and assist in teal in last night's victory over the Canadiens. He also leads the Sharks in hits with 28 and recorded a team-best nine hits in a game this season in Sunday's victory over the Jets since his Team Teal debut on February 4. While this new contract may be a bit of an overpayment, due to his biggest performance as a Shark so far last night, Kiefer Sherwood has earned the biggest payday of his NHL career. If not for his significant performance last night, there would be a different discussion surrounding what the Sharks plan to do with Kiefer Sherwood before Friday's trade deadline. Overall, if Kiefer Sherwood continues to perform like he did last night for about three of the next five years, this new contract will age pretty well for the San Jose Sharks, and I am pretty hopeful that this can be the case here.
Sources: Sharks + SAP Center App, Sheng Peng via X
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