Value of: Dakota Joshua

[Maurice of Orange]

What does the Vancouver fan base value Dakota Joshua trade value as?

Joshua is a late blooming forward who seems to be having a career year with the Canucks, Joshua is a hard working forward on the boards who hits everything and has been chipping in goals this season from the bottom of Vancouver’s lineup.

Could the Canucks capitalize on Joshua’s production and sell him via trade to the highest bidder at the deadline, if so what is Dakota Joshua’s worth?

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[bleedblue1223]

Career year? He's a dime a dozen 4th liner.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

A 5th ? Seems to have some toughness and Habs could use another on the 4th line.

 

[Luck 6]

I actually rather like Joshua. But, if we were offered a 3rd or something like that at the deadline by a contender that wanted an injection of toughness that can actually play hockey then sure, move him out.

If it’s a 5th? Meh… I’d probably keep him.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Career year? He's a dime a dozen 4th liner.

He has 8 goals and 12 points from the 4th line playing just above 10 minutes a night. Both career highs for Dakota Joshua.

 

[bleedblue1223]

He has 8 goals and 12 points from the 4th line playing just above 10 minutes a night. Both career highs for Dakota Joshua.

Basically same point per game as last season.

 

[King Karl]

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Basically same point per game as last season.

Actually -0.01 point less if it even matters that much. His goals per game went up from last season, but it doesn’t matter.

Joshua’s game is more about defensive play and physicality but he has shown the ability to add some secondary scoring from the 4th line, which could be valuable in its own right to a playoff team looking for forward depth.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Tocchet is going to want to keep him but probably a 5th.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Mid round pick

 

[LemonSauceD]

No you keep him. He’s a real solid bottom 6 guy. Good speed, physical, and is very good around the net. His value is about a mid round pick.

He’s one of the only bright spots.

 

[Lou Sassole]

What's this guy gonna get paid in the offseason?

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Tampa might give you an entire draft class for him

 

[letsgowings9999]

Yzermans bringing him back home this summer

 

[gianni]

Dakota Joshua & Conor Garland have elite chemistry together. If Joshua signs elsewhere, I doubt he has the same impact without Garland. That being said, he's a top-2 target for the Canucks to re-sign, so I doubt he goes anywhere unless a team offers him more than the Canucks feel is appropriate.

 

[wej20]

Maybe a 3 year deal, gives him a decent amount of change but also the chance for another decent sized deal when that's done. Or he could try for the Pierre Engvall kind of deal.

 

[CanadienShark]

I wonder if he's the next Goodrow. I'd certainly be interested in him on the Habs, but not sure we'd be willing to pay the price to get him.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

What's this guy gonna get paid in the offseason?

Not much, I read he's a dime a dozen 4th liner. (Yeah I know, it's easy to be wise guy in hindsight.)

Career year? He's a dime a dozen 4th liner.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Highly doubt Canucks let him walk unless he wants to leave.

On one hand, not many players with size, physicality, scoring, and defensive ability like him. On the other, I don’t think he’s as effective away from Garland but that’s a different discussion.

 

[Scintillating10]

Late bloomer or all late bloomers

 

[norrisnick]

Late bloomer or all late bloomers

If you're going to bloom, bloom when you're about to hit UFA status.

 

[dj Mahoney]

Highly doubt Canucks let him walk unless he wants to leave.

On one hand, not many players with size, physicality, scoring, and defensive ability like him. On the other, I don’t think he’s as effective away from Garland but that’s a different discussion.

He might be looking at 4.5 million a year . Possibly more?

 

[n8]

If you trade him to Tampa, you might get a 1st!

 

[sting101]

Should be giving half his next contract to the best 3rd line player in the NHL.

 

[biturbo19]

What's this guy gonna get paid in the offseason?

Have to think that having his big "breakout" season career year in a UFA year...and having a coveted skillset of "big and physical but can still score a bit"...he's going to be looking at guys like Marcus Foligno extension, Josh Anderson, Ross Colton, Blake Coleman type deal...with Jordan Greenway as the sort of absolute rock bottom end bracket.

So essentially...something in the ~$4M range. With the potential to range up toward $5M if he just wants to cash out the biggest payday.


He's a good bottom-6 winger and has tremendous chemistry with Conor Garland. But staring down the barrel of potentially $4M+ over long-term is pretty dicey with players like this at or around his age. They don't tend to age that gracefully and he's not the fleetest of foot to begin with. He's also still just more of a complementary, supporting piece, compared to a real bottom-6 line-driver like Garland.

As much as that element is so badly needed for the Canucks (and a host of other teams) I think there's a price point and term at which you have to fold and just look for other options. Hopefully, he just really wants to be part of something and loves the fit he's found in Vancouver...and just takes a bit of a "hometown discount" to stay in a great situation that's really working for him and the team.