Plaguez Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Reading the Irfaan Gaffar is reporting that Demko suffered a setback and tweaked something at practice on Thursday. I don't have twitter to copy post but saw posted on Reddit. Anyone read/hear of confirmation on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Plaguez said: Reading the Irfaan Gaffar is reporting that Demko suffered a setback and tweaked something at practice on Thursday. I don't have twitter to copy post but saw posted on Reddit. Anyone read/hear of confirmation on this? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliboy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yes. It was on the news last night. Global. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWN. Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yes, he suffered a setback. Will be a couple days before we know the extent. https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/thatcher-demko-injury-return 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Master Mind Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 We should just shut him down for the season. No point in risking his health to win some meaningless games. 2 2 1 1 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 Just now, Master Mind said: We should just shut him down for the season. No point in risking his health to win some meaningless games. If there's any "truth" to the rumor that he's re-injured, I think shutting him down for the season is a huge part of it. It does make the most sense to shut him down for the season. Let these third string goalies stay on as the strong tank commanders that they are. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coconuts Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yup, just let him heal up for the rest of the season. We're tanking just fine and his longer term health is more important than playing this season, we'll need him next season. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbhatti00 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Please be true - we need to do everything to keep losing! Being guaranteed a top 5 pick (hopefully Bedard) with a bottom 3 finish will be huge for this team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Plaguez said: Reading the Irfaan Gaffar is reporting that Demko suffered a setback and tweaked something at practice on Thursday. I don't have twitter to copy post but saw posted on Reddit. Anyone read/hear of confirmation on this? Yeah it's on the injury thread. We won't know until tomorrow when we see who's on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: If there's any "truth" to the rumor that he's re-injured, I think shutting him down for the season is a huge part of it. It does make the most sense to shut him down for the season. Let these third string goalies stay on as the strong tank commanders that they are. The team confirmed he had a setback, just not the extent of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguez Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, MattWN. said: Yes, he suffered a setback. Will be a couple days before we know the extent. https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/thatcher-demko-injury-return Thank you for the confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 This was him favouring his leg in practice. No sense in rushing him back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hammertime Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 We owe Martin and Delia a debt of gratitude. The success of our tank job this year will be at the cost of their careers. Unlikely either of them gets an NHL gig again after this year. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 There was a tweet from practice yesterday reporting Demko screaming in the corridor as he left the ice. Hopefully more in frustration than pain if true Tocchet was unaware of it when asked after practice. We'll see. Wishing Demko the best but also the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, hammertime said: We owe Martin and Delia a debt of gratitude. The success of our tank job this year will be at the cost of their careers. Unlikely either of them gets an NHL gig again after this year. Many tanks to them both. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 42 minutes ago, Master Mind said: We should just shut him down for the season. No point in risking his health to win some meaningless games. Those games aren't meaningless. It is important to lose as many of them as possible! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 31 minutes ago, hammertime said: We owe Martin and Delia a debt of gratitude. The success of our tank job this year will be at the cost of their careers. Unlikely either of them gets an NHL gig again after this year. Umnnnn, do you see Demko's record this year? They are all bad - and it's not really their fault - it's our porous defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 The injury was caused when he saw how bad the defence was in front of him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pears Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, Master Mind said: We should just shut him down for the season. No point in risking his health to win some meaningless games. Shut him and OEL down for the rest of the year and weaponize that newfound LTIR space. This is the way. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 42 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Yup, just let him heal up for the rest of the season. We're tanking just fine and his longer term health is more important than playing this season, we'll need him next season. I would be all in favor of shutting Demko down for the season except for one thing. It would be good to know if he will actually be able to play effectively again of if the Canucks should be looking for another #1 goalie. Tristan Jarry (UFA after this season has been mentioned as a possibility) although he also currently injured. With good goaltending next year (or even just league average goaltending) I would expect the Canucks to make the playoffs next year. I don't think the Canucks want another bad year just because they don't have a legitimate NHL goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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