There’s a good deal of time sensitivity in writing this particular piece. We knew that the Vancouver Canucks were attempting to cut some cap from their books by trading away one of their bottom-six forwards.

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently acquired Dakota Joshua in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick.

The forward was originally drafted by Toronto in 2014 and has three years remaining on his contract with a $3.25 million cap hit.