Dakota Joshua was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday for a fourth-round choose within the 2028 NHL Draft.
The 29-year-old ahead had 14 factors (seven objectives, seven assists) and ranked second on Vancouver in hits (193) regardless of enjoying in solely 57 video games final season. He missed the beginning of the season after being identified with testicular most cancers over the summer season.
In 2023-24, Joshua set NHL profession highs in objectives (18), assists (14) and factors (32) in 63 video games. He then signed a four-year, $13 million contract ($3.25 million common annual worth) with the Canucks on June 27, 2024.
“Dakota went by rather a lot final season earlier than the 12 months even began and we had been very impressed in how he dealt with such a tough off-ice state of affairs,” Canucks normal supervisor Patrik Allvin mentioned. “As soon as wholesome, he tried arduous to assist the crew in some ways, and we wish to want him the perfect shifting ahead in Toronto.”
Joshua was initially chosen by the Maple Leafs within the fifth spherical (No. 128) of the 2014 NHL Draft, although he by no means performed a sport for them. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues for future issues on July 12, 2019.
Joshua has 78 factors (40 objectives, 38 assists) in 241 regular-season video games with the Blues and Canucks, and eight factors (4 objectives, 4 assists) in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff video games.
That is the newest commerce the Maple Leafs have made to date prior to now month. They first acquired ahead Matias Maccelli in a commerce with the Utah Mammoth on June 30 for a conditional third-round choose within the 2027 NHL Draft. They then acquired ahead Nicolas Roy from the Vegas Golden Knights on July 1 for ahead Mitch Marner, and defenseman Henry Thrun from the San Jose Sharks on July 10 for ahead Ryan Reaves.
