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Dakota Joshua Opens Up About Frustrating Vancouver Canucks Exit After Toronto Maple Leafs Trade


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Maverick Mitchell
July 31, 2025  (8:44 PM)
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Former Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua
Photo credit: NHL Trade Talk

Just over a week after the controversial decision was made with Dakota Joshua the power forward has shown his true colours towards the Vancouver Canucks after being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Just last week, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin made the not so popular choice to shed Dakota Joshua's $3.25 million contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the prospects of having enough cap space to acquire a big chip UFA.
I think the Joshua one more than the Silovs one, because they're still pretty well hedged in net. I would have said the player as opposed to the goaltender, maybe not in every situation." Corrado said.

When discussing what Joshua brings, Corrado added, "Change the temperature of the game and frustrate you with what he's doing away from the puck, and then frustrate you because he can actually score, you know, and kind of finish the job."

Dakota Joshua ready to move on from frustrating season with Vancouver Canucks

In a recent conversation with Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill of the Leafs Morning Take, he showed his true colours about the frustrations of last season, and made sure to highlight the support he got from his Canucks teammates.
That was a tough situation to go through. I was getting ready for training camp and had a good summer behind me. To go through that, especially after signing a new deal, was tough. There was a little bit of a period where I'm not sure how to go about it mentally, and then obviously it's tough news to break to everybody My teammates at the time were very helpful and supportive, which made it easier, but just having to miss training camp and then being behind the 8-ball from the start didn't really do me any good. It felt like I was playing catch-up the whole season. I'm definitely tougher for the situation and facing that adversity for sure, but also, [it's] a year I want to put behind me and keep moving forward. I'm very happy and thankful to be in good health now and once again try to build my career and keep going.»

With a full training camp now on its way for Joshua, he is ready to move on and look ahead with his new squad.
I feel like for myself, adding to the depth of the team will help a lot.  Not just relying so much on the top-end guys to pull through and get the job done in the end - you need everybody. You've seen it with the last few Stanley Cup champions: it's a full team effort. You need everybody pitching in at the end of the year when push comes to shove.»

It appears Joshua is at peace with being dealt and everyone here at Canucks Daily wishes him nothing but the best in this new chapter of his career.
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