VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua is set to make his season debut Thursday after missing time for cancer treatment.
Head coach Rick Tocchet says Joshua will slot into the lineup Thursday when Vancouver hosts the New York Islanders.
He spoke earlier this month about his recovery, saying it had been"very hard to go through" and that he was thankful for support from his friends, family, teammates and fans. The cancer diagnosis followed a career season where Joshua contributed 18 goals and 14 assists across 63 regular-season games, then added four goals and four assists in the playoffs."I expect to be good, I don't expect a grace period. I've been putting the work in so I expect to come out there and make an impact as soon as possible," he said.
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