Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] F Dakota Joshua signs extension with the Canucks (4 years, $3.25M AAV)

[shortfuze]

Took a hometown discount.

So generous of him.

what hometown discount? he got what he deserved plus hes from detroint and drafted by toronto. good signing for vancouver.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Damn, a lot of money for a 32 point forward
Foegele is gonna get paid

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Thrilled with this one! I thought he was probably gone. He and Zadarov really brought a physical element that the team sorely lacked.

 

[Dog]

Nucks had to pay more but better signing then throwing money at other player.

 

[timw33]

shooting >20% suddenly at 28 makes me question sustainability too but obviously he has other attributes and the cap space probably doesn't matter long-term

They stopped giving him 4th line minutes and put him on the 3rd line with guys he had great chemistry with in Garland/Blueger. He's got a surprising amount of skill to go along with his physicality. Don't think he's going to keep shooting that high by any means but honestly at that price his role is to wreak havoc in the corners and crease and hopefully be a 35ish point guy.

 

[SiZ]

Damn, a lot of money for a 32 point forward
Foegele is gonna get paid

I don't think anyone would compare Joshua to Foegele, they're really different players. But that said, yes, Foegele is going to be getting paid.

 

[AHLdepth]

I kept thinking that maybe the team would take the avenue of finding "the next Joshua". And honestly would have had enough faith in management to do that, but theres just something about Joshua. He fits like a glove, he pushes guys, he's heart and soul, he clearly elevated his game.

I have 0 problems believing that Blueger signed after being given assurance that if he took a little haircut they would make it work to bring back Joshua. Welcome back to 2/3rds of the best 3st line since 2011!!

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Man, the Canucks have made 3 solid moves in a row. I thought it would be a win if they got Blueger and Joshua for 6 combined, instead it's 5. These kind of small wins add up.

Now, let's see if they make the right call and let Zadorov walk (unless it's for less than 4.5 aav)

Agreed. Love the player, but on his way to being overpriced. Gimme Dillion at less.

 

[DFAC]

I like it

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Was worried the wings might do 4x4 so this is good.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Wonder how much better Joshua could be if he actually came into camp in shape. He didn't last year and it took him a minute to get up to speed. I guess we'll see.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

That’s not awful, but after two years they’ll want him gone.

 

[CanadienShark]

Damn that's very reasonable.

 

[Rowlet]

what hometown discount? he got what he deserved plus hes from detroint and drafted by toronto. good signing for vancouver.

Hometown from the team who saved his career.

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

I’m actually excited to see the next play here. Clearly Vancouver has a total buy in going here and I expect Zadorov and Tanev to have the same mindset.

 

[platotld]

I write this down as to loving the coach, and I recalled many times watching Rick mentor Dak.. discount sure, but I think Josh sees a good situtation here.

Good job Alvin.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

less than what I thought he would get. Not bad

 

[iFan]

Awesome!!! I thought he was gone

 

[thebigbea]

Now they need to get someone to play with Pettersson. Mikheyev Was horrible

 

[TheBeard]

what hometown discount? he got what he deserved plus hes from detroint and drafted by toronto. good signing for vancouver.

A hometown discount isn’t literal, ya doof. He took less money to stay with the team he was on.

 

[Regal]

Damn, a lot of money for a 32 point forward
Foegele is gonna get paid

Joshua was slightly more productive per game than Foegele this year while being one of the top hitters in the game and Foegele already makes 2.75 so how much more is he going to make? Foegele has the longer track record of production but he also doesn’t get the size premium, so I doubt he’d get much more than this.

 

[Raistlin]

well, looks like we have the first game of every series taken cared of.

jokes aside, I'm getting tired of pumping Allvin's tires anymore. I used to think it was JR doing a lot of shadow GMing, but these contracts are for sure between Castonguay and him putting in the work. I thought for sure Joshua will be the odd man out because of market forces.... but the room must've been tight with Hronek not using all his RFA leverage, Blueger and now Joshua signing for below market value.

 

[WiLBoY]

LET ALVIN COOK SHEESH

Excited to see him and Garland on the third line again. One of the most exciting third lines in the league.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Joshua was more productive per game than Foegele this year while being one of the top hitters in the game and Foegele already makes 2.75 so how much more is he going to make?

Agreed. Too many just look at stats. Joshua, Blueger annd Garland was one of best third lines in the league and they are now locked up at a combined $10 million which is good value. One other thing with Joshua is his physical play that doesn’t show up in the stats. Big physical wingers who can skate well and score are tough to find.
I don’t think the contract is risk free in that this was really his first break out year but the relatively low price compared to what he could have got on the open market somewhat mitigates that risk.

 

[mriswith]

shooting >20% suddenly at 28 makes me question sustainability too but obviously he has other attributes and the cap space probably doesn't matter long-term

His shot % is because he overwhelmingly is taking high danger shots in tight from incredible Garland feeds. The Garland feeds are sustainable so as long as that line is together >15% seems possible. Would have been a risk for any other team signing him for sure though.