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What’s everyone’s thoughts on Dakota Joshua?

  • February 8, 2024


I’m a Wings fan but I’ve started following Vancouver because Dakota Joshua grew up close to my hometown and after being drafted a decade ago he came out of nowhere from the minors a couple seasons back

He doesn’t get nearly enough recognition here because this is definitely a football-first region but there’s also a ton of talent coming out of the US Development Team and local AAA clubs

I’m a big fan of his play style and obviously have a lot of bias when talking about him with my NHL fan friends in Detroit

Just wanted to get a more dedicated fan perspective on him, how he plays, and your thoughts on his future in Vancouver

Appreciate it!

24 comments

  2. We love him, he takes the occasional bone headed penalty, but he makes up for that with his physicality, board work, his smart defensive prowess on the PK, even strength, and when the oppositions has pulled their net

    This year he’s developed his scoring touch (granted he’s always had some decent hands) playing with Conor garland and teddy bluegar. Sadly I do think he’s pricing himself out as he is a UFA this off-season.

  3. More than we ever thought he’d contribute, he’s been great with Garland and Blueger.

  4. He’s been insanely good this year. Fast, physical and good finishing. He’s actually been too good so there’s no way we’ll be able to afford him

  5. Tocchet seems to have seen potential in him right away and Joshua has really thrived under his coaching style. It’s been great to see. He plays hard, simple, and has flashes of some skill. An awesome 3rd liner.

  6. Workhorse, puts in effort into every shift, impactful, noticeable, un-sung hero, buys into system, developed well as a canuck, playing above his current contract value, we will miss him and what he brings to the team if canucks can’t afford to resign him next season.

    I definitely will continue cheering for his success wherever he plays.

  11. Dakota Joshua was a really good pro-scouting/free agency move from Vancouver.

    As a 5th round pick, with pretty meh college numbers, who went to the ECHL, then played like 70 AHL games between 3 different teams and got a cup of coffee at the NHL… I don’t think he was on *anyones* radar.

    **But** he was also a player who turned pro during the pandemic. So he was sort of bouncing all over the ECHL/AHL when he went pro and spent time on taxi squads.

    And one of those places was Utica, and at the time Van/STL were sharing Utica for their farm team. The Utica GM, Ryan Johnson is currently the Abbotsford GM/Advisor to Canucks GM and played a big role in bringing Joshua to Vancouver.

    He’s big/strong, skates fast, forechecks well, and has done a really good job being the “bull in a china shop” on his line.

    There’s a sense that he is going to price himself out of Vancouver as a free agent. After finding a diamond in the rough, and polishing that diamond up.. it would be a shame to lose him.

  12. It’s going to hurt losing him in free agency, but someone is going to overpay for him, and we won’t be able to keep him.

  13. Joshua is the perfect example of someone who worked his way out of Tocchett’s dog house. He bought into the system and it paid off.

  14. Love him so much. As a player, we are paying him pennies compared to what he is worth and bringing to the team.

    But personally, i love him because when i went to the Victoria training camp before this season, when he got off the ice after practice, he spent like 15mins signing every single persons merch before heading to the locker room. Then when I went to the back doors where the players would get on buses, he went to every person and signed something. He came out right after the first bus left and put his stuff down and told everyone he was gonna sign something for us. No joke, he spent maybe 45mins signing stuff for probably over 50ppl. He was the only person who this.

  15. Hardworking and tenacious player. Both him and his line with Blueger and Garland.

  16. Before the season started I thought he’d be bouncing down to the minors and back a few times. But man, he earned a spot and then some. Super impressed with what he brings every game. He’s the exact kind of player you want at least one of in the bottom 6.

  19. He arguably offers the most value per contract on the team, other than maybe his occasional line mate Hoglander.

    Definitely need a guy like him on your team, a hard-worker who isn’t afraid to play his size.

  23. Him and his linemates are having a good year. One of the best energy lines this year.

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