Canucks Live: Thatcher Demko Won't Play | Lankinen Starts Tonight | Back to Back Games

Canucks Live: Thatcher Demko won't play | Lankinen starts tonight | Back to back games

Thatcher Demko is not playing tonight.

Canucks: Thatcher Demko misses practice, Jiri Patera called up

Is the Canucks' brutal schedule finally having an impact on their goalies?

West Notes: Patera, Blackwell, Kärki

The Vancouver Canucks announced today that netminder Jiri Patera has been recalled on an emergency basis from their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Patera, 26, has played each of the last two seasons exclusively at the AHL level, though an injury did cost him a chance to earn NHL games last season, as he was limited to just seven games played. He’s already up to five games played so far this season, posting a .894 save percentage, 3.10 go…

Canucks could be without Demko for weekend games

The Vancouver Canucks may be without goalie Thatcher Demko for a pair of back-to-back home games this weekend.