Shawn Matthias gets a $2.3M, one-year deal from #leafs.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 6, 2015
The Matthias signing is surprising. I think most people envisioned Toronto being finished signing unrestricted free agents prior to this announcement.
Matthias scored a career high 18 goals and 27 points last year for the Vancouver Canucks. Everything about Matthias suggests he’s an average bottom six player; nothing extravagant. There also doesn’t seem to be a basis for expecting him to light the lamp 18 times again while shooting 3.6% better than his career average.