Maple Leafs acquire Dakota Joshua from Canucks for 2028 fourth-round pick

[TBone]

Maple Leafs acquire Dakota Joshua from Canucks for 2028 fourth-round pick

Mike Gould
Jul 17, 2025

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft, the clubs announced Thursday afternoon.

Joshua, 29, collected seven goals and 14 points in 57 games with the Canucks during the 2024-25 regular season. The Dearborn, Michigan product is under contract through the 2027-28 campaign at a $3.25 million cap hit.

In a sense, this move brings Joshua full circle: Originally a fifth-round pick (No. 128 overall) of the Leafs in 2014, Joshua never signed with his draft club before being traded to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations in the summer of 2019.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/dakot ... er-canucks

[bluetunehead]

Hopefully he can rebound with the Leafs. He spent the first part of last year recovering from testicular cancer.

[TBone]

[zamadoo]

Hopefully he can rebound with the Leafs. He spent the first part of last year recovering from testicular cancer.

Wow I didn't know that. He could be a good player for Chief and the Leafs.

[TheJackBurton]

If they trade Quinn Hughes have to imagine the Canucks go into a rebuild mode.

[stlblue06]

He had an extremely good season in 2023-24 the first year the Blues let him go and the last year before he was due a new contract.

With 3 seasons left at 3.25M and recovering from that injury/surgery, this is a risk for Toronto but it could be just what they need if he returns to his potential.

[aslord]

Not a risk I would be willing to take at that cap. They Leafs need to do something, but this seems like pissing into the wind.

[netboy65]

JAG

[moose-and-squirrel]

Not a risk I would be willing to take at that cap. They Leafs need to do something, but this seems like pissing into the wind.

have to agree.. maybe at 50% I'd chance it..

[DawgDad]

Not a risk I would be willing to take at that cap. They Leafs need to do something, but this seems like pissing into the wind.

have to agree.. maybe at 50% I'd chance it..

Berube is desperate for competent energy players, body bangers.

[moose-and-squirrel]

Not a risk I would be willing to take at that cap. They Leafs need to do something, but this seems like pissing into the wind.

have to agree.. maybe at 50% I'd chance it..

Berube is desperate for competent energy players, body bangers.

obviously a Marner replacement

[DawgDad]

Not a risk I would be willing to take at that cap. They Leafs need to do something, but this seems like pissing into the wind.

have to agree.. maybe at 50% I'd chance it..

Berube is desperate for competent energy players, body bangers.

obviously a Marner replacement

Roy and Joshua are a quite different look for the Leafs.

[BluesDom]

Berube's buddy. Overpaid player. But..Berube will get the best out of him.

Good for Vancouver to get him off books.

Vancouver has lots of nice players ready to step into NHL. Abbotsford is awesome.

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