Forward Kiefer Sherwood’s debut with the San Jose Sharks will have to happen at another time.
The injured Sherwood traveled to Vancouver and took part in the Sharks’ morning skate on Tuesday at Rogers Arena but will not play against the Canucks as San Jose opens a five-game road trip.
Sherwood, who was acquired by the Sharks from the Canucks on Jan. 19, hasn’t played since he sustained an undisclosed injury in Vancouver’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 10.
Before the trade, Sherwood, a pending unrestricted free agent, led the cellar-dwelling Canucks with 17 goals. Since arriving in San Jose last week, Sherwood has been skating with development coach Mike Ricci, and Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky was optimistic that the 30-year-old winger would be able to play sometime on the team’s road trip.
Sherwood, too, was hoping to be available to play Tuesday in his return to the city where he spent 1 1/2 seasons and affirmed himself as an impactful NHL player.
After Tuesday, the Sharks play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, the Calgary Flames on Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 2 and the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 4.
It was unclear whether Sherwood would need to take part in a practice with contact before he could be activated. The Sharks are scheduled to practice in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon before they travel to Edmonton.
The Sharks right now have 22 players on their active roster and can add Sherwood without making another transaction. Forward Philipp Kurashev and defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, also on IR, are on the trip as well and could be available to play at some point during the trip, possibly forcing general manager Mike Grier into some tough roster decisions.
When healthy, the physical Sherwood figures to be a key addition to a Sharks team that is hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
The Sharks entered Tuesday in the Western Conference’s second wild card spot with 55 points, same as Los Angeles but ahead of the Kings due to the regulation time victories tiebreaker. The Sharks have 15 and the Kings have 13. Both teams are four points back of the Anaheim Ducks for third place in the Pacific Division.
Sherwood can play up and down the Sharks’ lineup and contribute on the power play and penalty kill. In 44 games with the Canucks this season, Sherwood had 23 points and was averaging 17:23 in ice time per game. Sherwood joined the Canucks in July 2024 and had 63 points, including 36 goals, in 122 games with the team.
The Sharks have beaten the Canucks in both of their meetings this season, including a 6-3 victory in Vancouver on Dec. 27. In his return to hometown, Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist and eight shots on goal in almost 22 minutes of ice time.
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24 of 27 shots in that game and will start again on Tuesday night. In his last five games, Askarov is 1-3-0 with an .836 save percentage. His most recent game was last Tuesday when he stopped 16 of 19 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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