As announced, Dakota Joshua wasn't only skating with the team, he was a full participant and his place in the line-up had people talking. With Joshua back and Elias Lindholm out, Tocchet placed the Canucks' power forward on J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser's wing, while Ilya Mikheyev was matched to Teddy Blueger and Sam Lafferty.
Many were those who laughed when Tocchet declared that Dakota Joshua had what it takes to be a 20 goalscorer in this league. Prior to his injury, Dakota has managed 13 goals and 26 points in 53 games. Had he played a full season, his current average would've had him at 20 goals.