San Jose, CA – The San Jose Sharks have agreed to a 4 player deal that will send 26 year old Goalie Thomas Griess and 26 year old Centre Jon Matsumoto as well as the Sharks 2013 3rd round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Left Wing Prospect Cam Atkinson (23 Yrs Old), 29 year old Goalie Curtis McElhinney and the Blue Jackets 2013 2nd round pick.
The Sharks are losing a solid back-up and potential starter in Griess but the appeal of having such a talent in Cam Atkinson was just too hard to pass up. Atkinson will slip into the 4th line for the Sharks and should help provide some scoring punch for the Sharks when Havlat, Thornton and Marleau are off the ice.
San Jose also acquired Defenseman Adam Pardy off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres. Pardy will be sent down to the AHL and could find his way back to the NHL soon, depending on injury and how the Sharks D-Line’s go.