Dakota Joshua has earned himself a nice raise this offseason but has it priced him out of Vancouver?
Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal and Don Taylor on Vancouver Canucks pending UFA forward Dakota Joshua and how much he’ll likely cost someone.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Dhaliwal: “Donnie, if the Canucks thought they were getting Joshua in the twos, it’s not going to happen. Josh has given his agent Rich Evans a ton of ammunition for contract talks. He will get over $3 million folks on July 1st. All teams are looking for a guy…”
Taylor: “Not necessarily from the Canucks.”
Dhaliwal: “It could be or it could not be from the Canucks. If it’s with the Canucks, it will be dealt with, done well in advance July 1st.
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But Donnie, everyone’s looking for a guy with that size, soft hands, kills penalties, sticks up for teammates. What’s there not like? He at $825(,000) now. He’s going to you know, what is a now, he’s gonna quadruple is, is, his salary. He’s getting a big bite.”
Taylor: “I’m not that smart, I can’t do the math that quick.”
Dhaliwal: “Triple is, triple is triple, quadruple is the next one. He’s gonna quadruple it. He’s jumped to number one on my list of UFAs to sign Don.
I know you were talking about your buddy Zadorov before the show. But I’ll tell you, I don’t even think that Donnie, they’re gonna, I, I, I, they sat him. They made Zadorov a healthy scratch on the weekend Don. I don’t think Milstein is doing cartwheels about that. But I mean…”
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Taylor: “That, that was a load management situation.”
Dhaliwal: “It’s still…”
Taylor: “They feel they’re doing what’s best for the player, right?”