Demko injured and potentially out for rest of series UPDATE: Demko is done?

[BrookswasHere44]

Van fans if it is any consolation, last playoffs the Knights lost their top goalie and Hill came in and played lights out.....whose to say your back up cannot rise to the occasion?

Penguins fans are to say their backup cannot rise to the occasion

 

[BlueDream]

Nashville over Vancouver was already my big upset pick heading into the playoffs. This just makes me even more confident that it will happen.

 

[Mrb1p]

Nashville over Vancouver was already my big upset pick heading into the playoffs. This just makes me even more confident that it will happen.

Nah, only for people who stats watch and have never seen Quinn Hughes defend. Yesterday was a prime example of why he's not him.

 

[End on a Hinote]

This is about the most Cancucks thing that could have happened.

Canadian team thing in general, as well
But yeah, more than anything a Canucks thing.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Not totally his fault.

But this guy always seems to be injured.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Well, this is just an opportunity for all the players to show they can win without him.

Time to show everybody what you’re made up. Up and down the line up.

Sure, but losing a goalie the calibre of Demko will be nearly impossible to overcome.

Has a team ever won when their goalie gets injured and he’s their 2nd or 3rd best player?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Sure, but losing a goalie the calibre of Demko will be nearly impossible to overcome.

Has a team ever won when their goalie gets injured and he’s their 2nd or 3rd best player?

Vegas with Lehner out?

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Vegas with Lehner out?

Lehner did not play at all that season. He also wasn't/isn't the VGK 2nd or 3rd best player. He'd be behind Eichel, Pietrangelo, and Stone at the very least.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

We believe in Casey.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Vegas with Lehner out?

Was Lehner ever their 2nd or 3rd best player tho? They also didn’t have him at all during their cup winning season, not starting game 2 if the post season

 

[IronCladCane]

Seems the Preds are getting a ticket to the second round the Drop-off after Demko is steep

 

[GMR]

What’s Dan Cloutier up to these days?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Sure, but losing a goalie the calibre of Demko will be nearly impossible to overcome.

Has a team ever won when their goalie gets injured and he’s their 2nd or 3rd best player?

Edmonton in 06 is maybe the closest in 'recent' memory that comes to mind... but that was during game 1 of the SCF not game 1 of the playoffs. It's an incredibly tall task for a team and the back-up goaltender

 

[nbwingsfan]

Edmonton in 06 is maybe the closest in 'recent' memory that comes to mind... but that was during game 1 of the SCF not game 1 of the playoffs. It's an incredibly tall task for a team and the back-up goaltender

For sure, I think if you were a Nucks fan all you can do is hope your players play their best , but I wouldn’t be mad if they lost as a player of Demkos calibre is a massive loss.

Teams can get by without maybe your best D or C, but there is typically too big of a fan between your #1 elite G and the backup.

I wonder if Silvos gets a chance if DeSmith doesn’t exceed?

 

[popo]

Edmonton in 06 is maybe the closest in 'recent' memory that comes to mind... but that was during game 1 of the SCF not game 1 of the playoffs. It's an incredibly tall task for a team and the back-up goaltender

Not perfect examples, but at times unheralded guys have come out and been great goalies en route to the Cup:
Cam Ward in 2006, Matt Murray, Aiden Hill, rookies like Patrick Roy or Ken Dryden

 

[HolyHagelin]

Sorry guys. I expected your team to have a hard time in the playoffs for different reasons than this. Injury sucks. Good luck.

 

[Phrasing]

Week to week now

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Not perfect examples, but at times unheralded guys have come out and been great goalies en route to the Cup:
Cam Ward in 2006, Matt Murray, Aiden Hill, rookies like Patrick Roy or Ken Dryden

No doubt but the qualifier on the question was when the goalie who went down with injury was a top 2-3 player on the team. Gerber, Fleury, Lerner don’t fit that criteria like Demko… now I would maybe push back and say Demko is 4th most important/best player on Vancouver but he is up there in that conversation.

 

[My3Sons]

Might be time to crack each others skulls open & feast on the goo inside.

(Think we can still beat NSH but that'll be it without Demko)

Do you want kuru? Because that's how you get kuru.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Dang, saw this whenever (yesterday?)

Kind of a massive blow to the Canucks.

I have no opinion about it other than that must be a punch to the gut. Rest of the team has to step up then....

 

[GordieHowYaDoin]

Fug it, give the crease to Silovs. Break him in with trial by fire.

 

[JKG33]

Vegas with Lehner out?

Um what? He was dogshit most of his time in Vegas before he became too fat to play anymore

 

[BB79]

We believe in Casey.

I take it you're his parents, jointly using this account?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Um what? He was dogshit most of his time in Vegas before he became too fat to play anymore

Um what? .907 sv % isn’t dog shit.

 

[CycloneSweep]

So, the playoffs.