Sherwood Trade Pays Dividends for Canucks

Vancouver's move to flip Kiefer Sherwood to San Jose for two second-round picks and defenceman Cole Clayton looks smarter by the day as the Sharks grapple with extension talks gone sideways. The bruising winger, who led the Canucks in goals before the deal, now sits as a pending UFA with suitors lining up again, forcing GM Mike Grier to weigh flipping him before the March 6 deadline.