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‘Bring on the pain’: Joshua’s growing game adding to Canuck playoff clout

Forward’s mix of skill and snarl makes him an emerging asset for an emerging team
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Rick Tocchet has long believed Dakota Joshua had something special to offer the Vancouver Canucks. Joshua, right, jumps in front of Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros, left, as the puck sails wide of the net during first period in Game 1 NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff action, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Rick Tocchet has long believed Dakota Joshua had something special to offer the Vancouver Canucks.

The coach saw it when he took over the team last January, and he set to work getting the most out of the big winger.

“He’s a coachable kid,” Tocchet said on Monday. “I just think that he needs to be pushed in the right direction and in the right way.

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