[Trevor Beggs] Rick Tocchet a dit cela quand je lui ai posé des questions sur Dakota Joshua. « Il y a un autre niveau. Il peut marquer 20 buts.
Rick Tocchet said this when I asked him about Dakota Joshua.
“There’s another level. He can score 20 goals.”#Canucks
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) March 24, 2023
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Joshua has 10 goals 19 pts in 68 games this season. Last year he had 3 goals 8 pts in 30 games in STL.
He is 26 years old and is signed for another year at $825k and will become a UFA in 2024.
Rick Tocchet believes every player is one summer away lol
Watching him play, I think he has the skills to do it I just think he needs to be a little faster.
I always notice people catching up to him easily on breakout chances.
Based on what the predators got for Jeannot I’d say Joshua is worth a first second third fourth and fifth rounder
I agree with Tocchet. Watching him all year he clearly has skill and can play like a power forward. Honestly in preseason I thought he was going to be a 4th liner plug at best but he clearly has a higher ceiling.
The thing with these guys who see a bit of daylight against expectation, is if they ever get complacent or cocky it can be a rapid descent the other way. I think that’s going to be his challenge, to just keep working and pushing and not take his spot for granted.
So, take this with a huge grain of salt, but a friend of mine is/was seeing him for a little bit. She said he pretty much said he knows his time in the league is limited, enjoys relaxing and smoking a ton of weed, and doesn’t see himself as more than he is currently.
She also said he was an oversharer, and a little clingy, but had a nicely decorated apartment.
Joshua should be playing on the 3rd line all next year. Not even finished his 1st ye here. Definitely has size and talent.
I’ve had this theory for awhile, that we would start seeing a lot of ~23-25ish year olds break into the league and cement themselves as NHL players.
Basically the guys who would have been challenging for NHL jobs during covid, but got stuck on taxi squads/missed development time during the pandemic.
But does he have a gleam in his eye?
I’m really liking tocchet as a coach. He’s keeping it pretty real and also building guys up. Positive for development
I think Joshua definitely has another level he can get to. He has the hands, and is a big body so he can throw his weight around in the corners or in front of the net if he wants. He’s been a great pickup