In a move that wasn’t on many people’s radar, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday in exchange for a 2028 fourth-round pick. No reports were linking Joshua to Toronto ahead of the deal, making the trade one of the offseason’s true surprises, albeit not one involving a bona fide superstar.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made yet another off-season trade, this time with the Vancouver Canucks. They have acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Canucks in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2028.

The Maple Leafs acquired forward Dearborn's Dakota Joshua from the Canucks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.