“His career is over” – NHL fans react as Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko gets INJURED once again

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko has suffered another injury, nearly two months after returning from a knee injury in December.

“His career is over” – NHL fans react as Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko gets INJURED once again

Thatcher Demko (Image via Imago)

It seems Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko just cannot catch a break at the moment. The 29-year-old, who had just returned from a serious injury in December, got injured again on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

During the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs the Canucks suffered a major blow when he got hurt. Demko sustained a left knee injury which left him out of action for eight months.

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Demko, who was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goalie last season, would miss the first two months of action this season. After sitting out of 24 games, he finally made his 2024-25 season debut in December.

Since then he has made over 17 starts and has a 6-6-3 record with a 2.87 Goals Against Average (GAA) and .891 Save Percentage.

On Saturday during the game against the Maple Leafs at the Rogers Arena, he made six saves in the game. However, he starting feeling some pain midway through the half and was replaced by Kevin Lankinen in the first period.

He would not be seen on the benches in the second period and the team later announced that he would not return for the game.

Speaking to the reporters after the game, head coach Rick Tocchet claimed that he does not think that the injury is serious and it’s not his knee.

It was just something happened during the game. I don’t think it’s that serious. I don’t know from early reports. It’s not the knee.

Rick Tocchet said as per NHL.com

The Canucks now have a two-week break due to the 4 Nations Face Off from next week. Demko was not selected to be part of the Team USA roster and could thus use this gap to heal himself.

Social media reactions towards Thatcher Demko’s latest injury

Goaltender Thatcher Demko leaving the field early has spoiled the mood of the fans on social media. The 29-year-old had been in fine form recently and was looking at his best with a 3-1-0 record in his last four games.

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Thatcher Demko (Image via X)

Unfortunately, he has suffered another injury. While there are no more details regarding his injury, it is certainly a big blow for the Canucks once again.

Taking to their X accounts, fans shared their displeasure with this news. Several users pointed out his injury record and urged the team to trade him. Meanwhile, one fan wrote, “His career is over” while reacting to it.

Check out that and some reactions from X below:

The Vancouver Canucks though were able to get the win from this game. A 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs made it three successive wins for them leaving them with a 26-18-11 record and fourth in the Pacific Division standings.