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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Maple Leafs Acquire Veteran Forward in Trade With Canucks. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some forward depth on Thursday, agreeing to a trade with the Vancouver Canucks in order to acquire center Dakota Joshua.

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