{"id":41171,"date":"2019-02-08T09:54:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=41171"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:36:52","slug":"vancouver-canucks-place-thatcher-demko-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/08\/vancouver-canucks-place-thatcher-demko-on-injured-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks Place Thatcher Demko on Injured Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> have announced that they have placed goaltender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/demkoth01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Thatcher Demko<\/strong><\/a> on injured reserve. Demko is expected to be out approximately 10 days with what coach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greentr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Travis Green<\/strong><\/a> is calling a &#8220;slight sprain&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Demko has a \u201cslight sprain\u201d and is out approximately 10 days, said Coach Green.<\/p>\n<p>No update on Baertschi.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canucks\/status\/1093575354675937280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Canucks Place Thatcher Demko on Injured Reserve<\/h1>\n<p>Demko suffered the injury in warm-ups before the Canucks 2-1 loss at the hands on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Demko has appeared in one game for the Canucks this season. He made 36 saves in the contest as the Canucks went on to beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> by a score of 4-3. The win was the second of Demko&#8217;s NHL career.<\/p>\n<p>Demko spent most of the year with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, where he posted a record of 8-5. He has a goals against average of 2.58 and a save percentage of .911 over that span.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks originally drafted Demko in the second round, 36th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Demko&#8217;s injury puts the Canucks in the tough position. Both goalies in the AHL are not signed to NHL contracts, so that means prospect <strong>Michael DiPietro<\/strong> will remain with the club on an emergency basis. It&#8217;s highly unlikely the Canucks will give DiPietro a start. So unless the club makes another move they will lean heavily on starter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marksja02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob Markstrom<\/strong><\/a> to hold down the fort.<\/p>\n<p>Markstrom has been a workhorse for the Canucks this season, appearing in 41 games and posting a record of 20-15-6 over that span. He has a goals against average of 2.81 and a save percentage of .909.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks currently are tied for the final wild-card position in the west. However, they have played three more games than the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a>, who currently hold that position.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks next game will come at home against the Pacific-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/02\/goalie-thatcher-demkoof-the-vancouver-canucks-make-a-save-against-the-picture-id851426268.jpg\" alt=\"\">VANCOUVER, BC &#8211; SEPTEMBER 17: Goalie Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks make a save against the Vegas Golden Knights in NHL pre-season action on September 17, 2017 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have placed goaltender Thatcher Demko on injured reserve. Demko is expected to be out approximately 10 days with what coach Travis Green is calling a &#8220;slight sprain&#8221;. Demko has a \u201cslight sprain\u201d and is out approximately 10 days, said Coach Green. 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