<p>The Vancouver Canucks are set to get star goaltender Thatcher Demko back &#8220;inside days&#8221; according to NHL insider Darren Dreger.</p>
<div class="bam-inline-promotion-block" data-max-length="2" data-placement-id="2111" data-context="web-content-promocard" data-property-id="329"></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Speaking with Matt Sekeres and Blake Price of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SekeresPrice">Sekeres and Price</a> on Monday morning, here&#8217;s what Dreger had to say about Demko&#8217;s return, which Dreger described as &#8216;imminent&#8217;:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We know that he&#8217;s a full participant now with the Vancouver Canucks and that bodes well. I mean, his expected return is imminent. I would say sooner rather than later. Again I&#8217;m dodging the specific timeline because I don&#8217;t think that they [the Canucks] have a specific date in mind or at least one that they&#8217;re willing to disclose at this point.</p>
<p>The only indication I was given this morning is that he looks good and they&#8217;d like to see him get more reps to get fully up to NHL regular season game speed, but they like what they&#8217;re seeing in practice, so it does feel like it&#8217;s inside days now.</p>
<p>So how many reps is a number of reps to get him up to full speed? That might be something that just has to be gauged practice by practice, day by day, skate by skate, you know when Demko says &#8216;yeah, you know what? I&#8217;m ready, I feel like I&#8217;m good to go&#8217;, and he passes the eye test from all involved in that decision making, then he&#8217;ll be welcomed back.</p>
<p>And man, isn&#8217;t that going to feel like a mega trade for the Vancouver Canucks? I know we want to talk about defence, and you know what&#8217;s being speculated, what might be available out there, but if you bring a piece like Thatcher Demko back into the equation, that&#8217;s going to feel like a grand slam to Vancouver.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;They like what they&#39;re seeing in practice&quot; &#8211; Darren Dreger</p>
<p>Dregs believes Demko&#39;s return will come sooner rather than later, with the Vezina finalist looking better and better in practice.</p>
<p>Presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/WallCentre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WallCentre</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WallCentre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WallCentre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wall30?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wall30</a> <a href="https://t.co/AkeeUJ3Ea0">pic.twitter.com/AkeeUJ3Ea0</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sekeres and Price (@sekeresandprice) <a href="https://twitter.com/sekeresandprice/status/1858589444217204937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>The Canucks have been without Demko since game one of their round one matchup against the Nashville Predators 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when Demko suffered a knee injury in the dying moments of the third period.</p>
<p>Although he originally thought he&#8217;d have been good to go had the Canucks made it to the third round of the playoffs, Demko suffered a setback in his offseason recovery, which has delayed his start to the 2024-25 season. <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-thatcher-demko-speaks-rare-injury">Demko described the injury as &#8220;rare and unique&#8221;</a>, and said the lack of concrete answers has been frustrating.</p>
<p>After their game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Canucks don&#8217;t play again until Saturday in Ottawa before visiting the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, November 26th. With such a spread out schedule, it will be interesting to see when Demko and the Canucks feel a return is appropriate. Demko has been practicing for a couple of weeks now, and would certainly be a welcome addition to the 9-5-3 Canucks.</p>
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Raw Footage: Thatcher Demko takes part in full Canucks practice at Rogers Arena" width="1424" height="801" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_uBmKiG6CNM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p><strong>Sponsored by bet365</strong></p>
<div class="bam-inline-promotion" data-property-id="329" data-promotion-id="19111" data-context="web-content-promocard"></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>


The Vancouver Canucks are set to get star goaltender Thatcher Demko back "inside days" according to NHL insider Darren Dreger.
<div class="bam-inline-promotion-block" data-max-length="2" data-placement-id="2111" data-context="web-content-promocard" data-property-id="329"></div>
&nbsp;

Speaking with Matt Sekeres and Blake Price of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SekeresPrice">Sekeres and Price</a> on Monday morning, here's what Dreger had to say about Demko's return, which Dreger described as 'imminent':
<blockquote>"We know that he's a full participant now with the Vancouver Canucks and that bodes well. I mean, his expected return is imminent. I would say sooner rather than later. Again I'm dodging the specific timeline because I don't think that they [the Canucks] have a specific date in mind or at least one that they're willing to disclose at this point.

The only indication I was given this morning is that he looks good and they'd like to see him get more reps to get fully up to NHL regular season game speed, but they like what they're seeing in practice, so it does feel like it's inside days now.

So how many reps is a number of reps to get him up to full speed? That might be something that just has to be gauged practice by practice, day by day, skate by skate, you know when Demko says 'yeah, you know what? I'm ready, I feel like I'm good to go', and he passes the eye test from all involved in that decision making, then he'll be welcomed back.

And man, isn't that going to feel like a mega trade for the Vancouver Canucks? I know we want to talk about defence, and you know what's being speculated, what might be available out there, but if you bring a piece like Thatcher Demko back into the equation, that's going to feel like a grand slam to Vancouver."</blockquote>
https://twitter.com/sekeresandprice/status/1858589444217204937

The Canucks have been without Demko since game one of their round one matchup against the Nashville Predators 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when Demko suffered a knee injury in the dying moments of the third period.

Although he originally thought he'd have been good to go had the Canucks made it to the third round of the playoffs, Demko suffered a setback in his offseason recovery, which has delayed his start to the 2024-25 season. <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-thatcher-demko-speaks-rare-injury">Demko described the injury as "rare and unique"</a>, and said the lack of concrete answers has been frustrating.

After their game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Canucks don't play again until Saturday in Ottawa before visiting the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, November 26th. With such a spread out schedule, it will be interesting to see when Demko and the Canucks feel a return is appropriate. Demko has been practicing for a couple of weeks now, and would certainly be a welcome addition to the 9-5-3 Canucks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uBmKiG6CNM

<strong>Sponsored by bet365</strong>
<div class="bam-inline-promotion" data-property-id="329" data-promotion-id="19111" data-context="web-content-promocard"></div>
&nbsp;

Canucks’ Thatcher Demko’s return from injury is ‘imminent’: report

Instant Reaction: Canucks hardly test AHL journeyman Tokarski, shutout by tired Hurricanes team

The 5 biggest stories from the Canucks’ first half of the 24-25 NHL season

Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Hoglander (21) battles with Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) during the second period at Rogers Arena.

Recent articles from David Quadrelli

Breaking News