On Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks announced a roster move regarding Dakota Joshua, placing him on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) retroactively.
According to Patrick Johnston of The Province, Joshua became eligible to be placed on long-term injured reserve last weeks, given it was ten games/24 days since his injury and the move today creates cap space to call up goaltender Arturs Silovs from the AHL due to Thatcher Demko's lower-body injury.
Joshua, a native of Dearborn, Michigan, was having the best season of his career thus far prior to his injury. In 53 games this season, the 27-year-old has 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists), 46 penalty minutes and is a plus-16.
