Physical winger Dakota Joshua 'getting better and better' for Vancouver Canucks

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VANCOUVER — Rick Tocchet has long believed Dakota Joshua had something special to offer the Vancouver Canucks. The coach saw it when he took over the team last January, and he set to work getting the most out of the big winger.

VANCOUVER — Rick Tocchet has long believed Dakota Joshua had something special to offer the Vancouver Canucks.

Joshua has come alive under Tocchet, putting up career high numbers during a campaign that saw Vancouver rise to the top of the league standings before clinching its first division title since 2013. Hailing from Dearborn, Mich., Joshua was selected by the Toronto in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL entry draft. He never suited up for the Maple Leafs, and Toronto dealt him to St. Louis for future considerations in July 2019.

Coming into training camp last fall, though, the coach expressed concerned about Joshua's conditioning and placed him with a group who weren't expected to make the NHL club's lineup on opening night. He missed 18 outings with a hand injury after getting into a fight during Vancouver's win over the Blackhawks in Chicago on Feb. 13, then had five goals and an assist in 10 appearances down the stretch.

 

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