Would Shawn Matthias be a good fit in San Jose?

[akirayeung]

As we all know, Shawn Matthias is available currently via free agency. I was wondering if he would be a good fit for the third or fourth line. I know the Sharks have had problems with depth in the past and he could be a great pick up. He's standing at 6'4 and had OK numbers with the Canucks this season. Also, I believe hes a left winger which the Sharks also lack in depth.

So to put my question plainly, Would Matthias be a good fit, is he affordable given the current cap state of the Sharks and is he a likely pickup?

P.S Can we just trade away Mike Brown and his overpriced(IMO) contract at 1.25mill to make room?

Also: Matthias is 27 years old, which fits in Wilson's getting younger idea.

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[Quid Pro Clowe]

Can he play lw? Center seems to be set.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I'd take him for sure.

 

[akirayeung]

Can he play lw? Center seems to be set.

I've seen him listed as a LW before. Pretty sure he plays both centre and left

http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.php?5773

 

[Irbes Mask]

I'd be down with it. Need more creative solutions and ideas to jumpstart the bottom 6.

 

[sr228]

I'd prefer Tlusty or Bergenheim since they're both players that can play on any of the top 3 lines but Matthias could be a good bottom 6 option.

 

[Timos Death Stare]

I'd prefer Tlusty or Bergenheim since they're both players that can play on any of the top 3 lines but Matthias could be a good bottom 6 option.

If we have Karlsson at 1st line LW, then we can take on Matthias.

IMO the FA I'd target for a forward addition would be Tlusty. He has experience playing with Staal and clicking.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

He's an Eastern Conference player. I'd take him for cheap though