Thatcher Demko is back on the shelf after suffering a lower-body injury Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. The Vancouver Canucks’ oft-injured starting goaltender, who just returned from a week-long break for maintenance reasons, will miss at least the next two weeks. (The team travelled to Carolina on Wednesday to start a three-game road trip, so an official update is expected Thursday.)

Unfortunately for the Canucks, this has become the new normal. As The Athletic noted Wednesday, “Demko has been injured five separate times in his last 37 appearances” dating back to the end of the 2023-24 regular season.

“If you look at the league, anyone (who’s) won (or) gone deep in the playoffs (has had) a good goalie,” Canucks head coach Adam Foote told reporters Tuesday. “It’s like football. You ne

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