No one is saying that the rebuild is over for the San Jose Sharks, but it feels like a new day at SAP Center.<\/p>\n
On Monday, GM Mike Grier surprised the hockey world, sending a pair of second-round picks to the Vancouver Canucks for pending UFA winger Kiefer Sherwood. This was, as Grier would confirm on Thursday night, something of a reward for a team that has shocked the NHL, after back-to-back league-worst finishes, with their 25-21-3 record so far this season.<\/p>\n
As of Jan. 22, the San Jose Sharks are tied for the final wild card berth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n
So it was a more-happy-than-not occasion on Thursday, when Grier addressed local media after the season ticketholder State of the Sharks event at SAP Center.<\/p>\n
Grier spoke on why Sherwood was the right fit for the San Jose Sharks, his hopes to re-sign Sherwood, his biggest Trade Deadline decisions, what he\u2019s looking for on defense, and more.<\/p>\n
These were some of my takeaways from Grier\u2019s availability.<\/p>\n
Kiefer Sherwood<\/p>\n
As expected, Grier did not send that much draft capital to the Canucks for a rental.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s someone we\u2019ve gone after with the idea of him not being a rental,\u201d Grier said of Sherwood.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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