[Signing] Leafs sign Shawn Matthias (1yr, $2.3 mil)

[sureLoss]

Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs
The #Leafs have signed forward Shawn Matthias to a one-year contract. #TMLtalk

Chris Johnston @reporterchris
Shawn Matthias gets a $2.3M, one-year deal from #leafs.

[Angelino]

Bold move. Plan the parade.

[Violator]

Double what I would have paid him to stay on the Canucks. Think that is now three players in three straight years that left the Canucks and signed with the leafs.

[Bandwagon In Flames]

They threw away Kessel to overpay for 3rd-4th liners?

[Ozy_Flame]

Not a good rebuilding move. Unless they need bodies? Makes no sense.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Not a good rebuilding move. Unless they need bodies? Makes no sense.

Likely going to flip him at the deadline for picks, like they did with Santorelli and Winnik.

[Da_Chief]

How is this not a good move? it's a one year deal. He's still fairly young at 27. Can easily play the bottom lines and on the Leafs play higher till their younger are ready. Or like Sureloss said trade him for assets at the deadline.

It's not a parade planning move but it's similar to re-signing Stajan etc.

[darthma]

Good term. Good dollar amount. He put up 18 goals playing bottom six minutes last year. Despite the Canucks stink on him, he was definitely one of their bright spots last year.

Canucks fans were thinking he'd ask for more from them. Brad Richardson, who was somewhat equivalent, signed at 3 yrs 2.1 mill. So, having the short term of 1 yr is worth the extra .2 mill.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Not a world beater by any stretch, but I would have thought the nucks would want him back, as he did have a decent year last year. I guess they have faith in Horvat/Bonino.

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames

They threw away Kessel to overpay for 3rd-4th liners?

They are building through the draft. The guys they're signing now are placeholders. There is no big contracts being given-out.

The Santorelli/Winnik 1 year deals last season worked out brilliantly. Both played well and fetched big returns at the deadline (And Winnik returned to the Leafs).

If Mathias plays well, he'll be traded at the deadline.

Abnd they hardly threw away Kessel. they got a first Rounder+ a nice prospect in Kapanen.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames

They threw away Kessel to overpay for 3rd-4th liners?

1 year deal vs. Kessel's longterm deal, no more likely to make playoffs with Kessell then with overpaid 4th liner. They can probably easily flip him at the deadline as well.

They didn't throw away Kessel, I actaully think the return on Kessel was a fair deal all things considered.

[Galakanokis]

Good signing, no problem with this at all. Actually thought Edmonton should have been in on Shawn, big, youngish centre/winger who's decent in his own zone. I guess he's hoping to raise his profile in Toronto.

[Enoch Root]

Why would Vancouver not keep him? All that awesome C depth coming up the ranks?

[heep223]

nm

[Fire of the Phoenix]

He looked useless in the playoffs to me. Big dude who doesn't use his size. Not skilled enough for the top 6 and not not enough jam for the bottom 6.

[McG]

Matthias chose the friendlier Toronto media over the Vancouver media.

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by McG

Matthias chose the friendlier Toronto media over the Vancouver media.

Vancouver media sucks the team balls. Toronto media is the worst.

[McG]

Originally Posted by BigTuna

Vancouver media sucks the team balls. Toronto media is the worst.

I know. it was meant to be sarcastic because i thought everyone knew that. i need to use the green text more.