Would the Sharks possibly flip Kiefer Sherwood before NHL trade deadline?

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier did not spend two second round draft picks to acquire forward Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks earlier this week just to see him walk away from the team later this year as an unrestricted free agent.

With that in mind, Grier is optimistic he can get a contract extension done with the hard-nosed Sherwood, who Grier feels will play an important role for the Sharks for years to come.

“He kind of fits the identity of what...