Canucks General Manager Finally Breaks Silence After Trading Away Fan Favorite Dakota Joshua

New Toronto Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua and Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin

Photo credit: Canucks Daily

Vancouver Canucks general manager, Patrik Allvin has finally broken his silence to the media after he made the hard decision to trade away fan favorite power forward Dakota Joshua to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After a few weeks of rumors that speculated the Vancouver Canucks moving on from Dakota Joshua’s $3.25 million contract in order to find some upgrades in their top-6, the rumors were quickly confirmed.

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the #Canucks have acquired a 4th round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Dakota Joshua.

Vancouver Canucks GM sends message to Dakota Joshua after trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs

Apparently the move was not very popular with a lot of Canucks fans on social media as they expressed their confusion on why shedding a smaller contract would really have any impact on the Vancouver acquiring a big UFA this summer.

Regardless, after the trade, General Manager Patrik Allvin sent Joshua off with a very nice, farewell message, wishing him luck in the next chapter of his career.

«[Dak] went through a lot last season before the year even started and we were very impressed in how he handled such a difficult off-ice situation.

Once healthy, he tried hard to help the team in many ways, and we want to wish him the best moving forward in TO» -Patrik Allvin

He also went on to further justify the organizations decision to trade him and why it is the best option for the club moving forward.

«We’ll see. For me, it’s not just about creating cap space. It’s about seeing what options we have to make our team competitive.»

At the end of the day, the Canucks have not been very successful at getting the names they want, but at least now they have a little wiggle room to make some competitive offers.

Previously on CanucksDaily

POLL

33 MINUTES AGO   |   97 ANSWERS

Canucks General Manager Finally Breaks Silence After Trading Away Fan Favorite Dakota Joshua

Do you think trading Dakota Joshua was a mistake by the Vancouver Canucks?

CANUCKSDAILY.COM
COPYRIGHT @2025 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TERMS  –  POLICIES