Canucks News N Notes 25-26

[Cornuck]

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo hip surgery and will not play for the remainder of the 2025.26 season.

Shocking news, I tell ya - shocking!

[Carl Yagro]

Maybe a Golden Lab / poodle cross. They are a Golden haired loyal dog that is overall kinda useless.

Wears # 40.

He snarled and got the highest and best in the owner's kennel. While his mates protected the kennel from other packs, he watched from afar and did not participate in the battles as the wannabe king dog should.

He marked his territory, chased away all the other loyal dogs and shat all over a once decent home.

Neither has hair nor knows what loyalty is. His agent will remind you when he exercises his NMC to the max.

[Hockey Widow]

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo hip surgery and will not play for the remainder of the 2025.26 season.

Shocking news, I tell ya - shocking!

I knew this would happen.

[dangler]

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo hip surgery and will not play for the remainder of the 2025.26 season.

Shocking news, I tell ya - shocking!

I knew this would happen.

How the hell does PA and JR keep their jobs?
Francesco has apparently learned nothing from his past mistakes.

[Meds]

Is the silver lining in this that it is allegedly NOT related to the hip injury that forced him to miss most of last season?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/ca ... p-surgery/

Also, did the headline misspelled "career-ending".....

[rats19]

Unfortunately we have to move on from the former vesna candidate…. This is a shame but a must…

[Meds]

Unfortunately we have to move on from the former vesna candidate…. This is a shame but a must…

More unfortunate is that moving on will be even more difficult if nobody wants to gamble on him before July 1st.

[Ronning's Ghost]

I'm not usually the rose-coloured glasses guy here, but I see this as an improvement on the previous degree and type of uncertainty.

1) As long as he's out, he can't derail the tank.

2) I think a narrative of "there was a specific thing that was wrong, and the surgeons think they fixed it" is more likely to motivate a GM to take a chance than just being unreliably in and out of the line-up with no externally apparent reason.

It is unfortunate that the Canucks' prior plan did not allow them to trade him while his value was still high, and that a no-trade clause kicks in after another injury-vexed season during season in which he couldn't be showcased, but those ships had already sailed, and the fresh news doesn't make it any worse, from my perspective.

[Megaterio Llamas]

I'm hearing 4-6 months of rehab after the surgery.

[Hockey Widow]

Should be ready for camp then. Unless he has a mysterious set back that turns the return timeline meaningless and bewilders everyone

[donlever]

I heard every time that big ass cheque is deposited in his account the resultant jump for joy aggravates his plethora of boo boos....

[Carl Yagro]

I heard every time that big ass cheque is deposited in his account the resultant jump for joy aggravates his plethora of boo boos....

Demmer should ask Peter how he remained so calm and stoic after $29 Million was deposited into his account.

However, Peter should really hire someone to count his money so his recurring wrist injuries can heal properly.

[donlever]

I heard EP checked out Quadrophenia recently and intends to get his Scooter decked out like Stings....

[Cornuck]

Tough crowd tonight!

[donlever]

Bell Boy!!!

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