Canucks star goaltender Thatcher Demko has an irreparable injury

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Daniel Lucente
September 8, 2024 (12:44)

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Canucks Thatcher Demko suffered an injury during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs and an insider has revealed that it unfortunately cannot be repaired.

As a result of overplaying their netminder in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks might face some long-term consequences of it, possibly becoming an ongoing problem. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, who had the update on Tuesday, number one goalie for the Canucks, Thatcher Demko, is still nursing an injury he sustained from that demanding playoff workload. Friedman said surgery isn't an option for him, and he'll look to live with the problem.

"The best piece of information I've been given is quite simply, he's going to have to learn to play with this," revealed Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast. "It's not something that can be fixed with surgery but it's something that he's going to have to learn to play through and can play through."

- Elliotte Friedman

To add to the uncertainty, there's now a question mark around Thatcher Demko's availability for the start of the upcoming season. That said, Elliotte Friedman then suggested his recovery timeline might be uncertain, but he isn't expected to miss a big chunk of the season.

Even more concerning is that this injury might have been aggravated by putting Thatcher Demko in too soon. If that's the case, then that decision may end up coming back to haunt the Canucks for a long time.

"I believe that the Canucks told Demko last year before the playoffs 'We need to know that we can count on you in the postseason, we don't want uncertainty, and you have to play 2 games before the playoffs before we commit to you to start the postseason,'" revealed Friedman.

Source: Hockey Feed
Insider confirms Thatcher Demko has inoperable injury.