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Demko Thatcher was beaming on Thursday. The seasoned Vancouver Canucks goalie, who had a knee injury in early March, is getting closer to returning from his ailment.
Following his first complete practice in six weeks, he stated that, despite his team’s important game in Edmonton on Saturday, their main focus is still playing the Calgary Flames at home on Tuesday. I’m not sure if I’ll be playing on Saturday.
And sure enough, it was a knee injury,” he declared in front of a gathering of reporters at Rogers Arena. Since almost day one, our objective has been to return to the Calgary game. Of course, I’m feeling terrific at the moment.
Thus, he said, “I believe the Calgary game has been the timeline that we’ve been trying to follow and pushing for.” He has been putting in “round-the-clock” effort to get better.
He claimed to have put in a lot of effort both on and off the ice. He expressed gratitude to the medical staff of the Canucks for their support. He said, “I really appreciate that the staff is as determined as I am to get back.”
He is aware that taking care of his teammates on a daily basis keeps them rather busy. “They have to look after these men (his teammates) too, so sometimes it stinks for them. Then then, I’m posing a lot of questions. They are prepared to take it on.
Regarding Demko’s chances of playing on Saturday against Edmonton—a game that will be crucial in determining who will finish first in the Pacific Division—head coach Rick Tocchet was cryptic.
The Oilers play the Canucks on Saturday after hosting the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. As of right now, Vancouver’s “magic number” to win the Pacific is six: if the Canucks win three games left and the Oilers lose three games as well, that total will equal six points, giving the Canucks their first division crown since 2013.
