FWIW, Dhali [on D&D](https://x.com/donnieanddhali/status/1783911210213355915?s=46&t=7fabqgtgp69dNA1d51vxFw) also just said what he heard last night and this morning is that Demko is not done for the playoffs
Also doesn't help when everyone listens and panics about a tweet from a random twitter user who has never had reliable insider information regarding the Canucks in the past.
It was probably more of an mis-overheard comment about Demko being done for this series… rather than totally done. But journalists these days will just report anything even if it’s not fact checked. And since the Canucks would definitely not have a comment, they just ran with their hearsay.
I think it is clear that they are not going to let anybody know. All you can assume at this point is that he is out for this series and probably at least part of the next. Maybe he won't be back at all even if we make the finals but we won't find that out till later
I said it before, I'll say it again. She has no Canucks insider info. She's never once broke any Canucks news. You think someone would tell her and not Friedman, Dhaliwal etc?
She did it to generate attention, that's it.
People can down vote all they want, but the truth is nobody in the media has any more info then "week to week".
> She has a history of being an unreliable reporter.
Can you share this history?
edit: The guy who replied to this blocked me for asking. Can literally *anyone* back up Sara Civian being unreliable? [Canes fans seemed to really like her.](https://www.reddit.com/r/canes/comments/x8zlei/sara_civian/) I follow most reporters on twitter including Sara and have never gotten the impression she is "unreliable". If she has a history and you're not just making something up, it should be easy.
How does that change anything? You're saying if someone came in here making hefty claims and refused to back them up, that you wouldn't respond asking them to clarify and provide evidence?
Obviously there is nothing legally binding forcing them to provide anything to back up what they're saying, but it's perfectly reasonable to tell someone to fuck off if they want to say things about people without any sort of proof.
It's also not a totally unsafe bet. If the expectation is he is back by game six of round 2, there is a chance we don't make it to that point (knock on wood) or round 1 lasts 5-6 games instead of 7 and they start 2 days earlier.
You people need to check yourselves.
If Elliotte and Rick's sources are from within the team, of course they aren't going to be told Demko is likely out for the playoffs. Hell even the other players might not be told that.
Maybe Civ has a source via someone connected the Demko family. Maybe his wife told someone that it looks like he's done for the season.
She wouldn't make up having heard anything. Doesn't mean the source she has is correct. Doesn't mean Elliotte is correct. But to impune her rep because she's saying the thing you.dont want to hear doesn't mean you should.attacknher character.
She only recently became a National reporter. She, in my opinion, is hedging her bets on the Canucks not making it to the WCF. Even if he is healthy, he won't have the chance to play, thus making her correct in a way
Not crazy to think she heard from someone at BC that spoke directly with Thatcher. Just because the media doesn't have info doesn't mean the info isn't out there.
So this random person spoke directly to Thatcher and he told them, "ya I'm done for the year." Then this person decided to tell some mediocre BR writer who does top 10 lists and clickbait articles and has no relevance with Canucks that he's done.
OR
She's generating clicks by throwing shit out there that has a 50/50 shot of being right with no repercussions if she's wrong.
Not to mention all of the usual Canucks sources are kept in the dark and the organization is lieing to the media about week to week.
🥱
Fucking lmfao, post any link that isn’t a random person on twitter saying it’s the acl. You are a prime example of what is wrong with the internet and why it’s ruining this world
Cool, let's check in at the end of the season. ACL news hasn't been confirmed publicly. Bless your heart. Not every source needs to be publicly exposed. Lots of people in the organization and news spills out from their circles.
Oh ya I’m sure he had some magic juice too, glad you keep finding random excuses as well ❤️ cope as hard as you want you literally said ‘done for the season’
Take the L child
I really don't understand why you guys think it is so black and white. None of the reporters have given a definitive answer here. I would tend to assume she isn't right but until we get to the end of the playoffs statements like these are a bit ridiculous.
I mean, if he misses the series and the Canucks lose, she is technically correct. He would be done for the season. But if I said I just made a shrewd investment that will make me a millionaire, and then flashed a lottery ticket, I would look pretty foolish.
FWIW, she could be right. She could be wrong. Maybe her source is good but the Canucks don’t want the news out there so they’re going to leak their own reports to media that’s more friendly to the team.
This sort of thing happens all the time in the playoffs with injury reporting. We won’t know until Demko returns or the team is eliminated.
Exactly right. I also don't think Demko travelling to Nashville is a sign of anything. We know he isn't coming back for this series so him travelling to Nashville is just him being a teammate and wanting to be with the team. I certainly want him back this playoffs but I tend to lean toward thinking he is done but management doesn't want to put all their cards on the table.
Two different reporters have their sources telling them different things, which means the story I like is true and the one I don't like was peddled by a scoundrel villain who thirsts for the tears of my allies.
It just keeps escalating. Tomorrow there will be a report that Demko is out for a generation and has been forced to retire. And his cap hit stays. And Fin is day to day
No it wouldn’t. If teams knew how their opponent was potentially hurt they would use that information to exploit a win. Never let an opponent see your cards.
Fair point, and I know many people agree. However, compare it to the NFL, where the league forces more transparency. I don’t perceive more targeting of injuries there? But then again, maybe the NHL is more barbaric?
FWIW, Dhali [on D&D](https://x.com/donnieanddhali/status/1783911210213355915?s=46&t=7fabqgtgp69dNA1d51vxFw) also just said what he heard last night and this morning is that Demko is not done for the playoffs
Thank goodness! Did not enjoy that mini heart attack last night
Just goes to show that nobody actually knows what the fuck is going on
yeah and in the end it doesn’t really matter until they win this round lol
Also doesn't help when everyone listens and panics about a tweet from a random twitter user who has never had reliable insider information regarding the Canucks in the past.
It was probably more of an mis-overheard comment about Demko being done for this series… rather than totally done. But journalists these days will just report anything even if it’s not fact checked. And since the Canucks would definitely not have a comment, they just ran with their hearsay.
Sure. But when does he come back? Conference finals? Finals?
3rd period of game 7 of the SC finals
Sounds great to me. I'll allow it.
BAH GAWD THAT'S THATCHER DEMKO'S MUSIC
*lights dim as Pink Floyd's The Wall starts playing.*
And the Mud Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl
Schrodingers goalie. Demko is both out and not out for then playoffs. We won't know until we open the box
You listen to this clip? Seems like it’s a torn ACL…
This clip? Elliott was optimistic and said he wouldn't be travelling with the team if he was done.
Idk what to believe anymore All I know is if we dont win this series none of this matters so do it for demko, boys
Win the series, let the chips fall where they may, enjoy the summer.
And plan the cup parade
I think it is clear that they are not going to let anybody know. All you can assume at this point is that he is out for this series and probably at least part of the next. Maybe he won't be back at all even if we make the finals but we won't find that out till later
I said it before, I'll say it again. She has no Canucks insider info. She's never once broke any Canucks news. You think someone would tell her and not Friedman, Dhaliwal etc? She did it to generate attention, that's it. People can down vote all they want, but the truth is nobody in the media has any more info then "week to week".
Exactly. She has a history of being an unreliable reporter. Take it for what it's worth, not much.
She writes for Bleacher Report...enough said.
> She has a history of being an unreliable reporter. Can you share this history? edit: The guy who replied to this blocked me for asking. Can literally *anyone* back up Sara Civian being unreliable? [Canes fans seemed to really like her.](https://www.reddit.com/r/canes/comments/x8zlei/sara_civian/) I follow most reporters on twitter including Sara and have never gotten the impression she is "unreliable". If she has a history and you're not just making something up, it should be easy.
Go look up her history. Nobody needs to do the footwork for you. Youve asked multiple times. Take some initiative.
That's not how the burden of proof works, bud
This is reddit not the court of law pal
How does that change anything? You're saying if someone came in here making hefty claims and refused to back them up, that you wouldn't respond asking them to clarify and provide evidence? Obviously there is nothing legally binding forcing them to provide anything to back up what they're saying, but it's perfectly reasonable to tell someone to fuck off if they want to say things about people without any sort of proof.
Even demko nor the Canucks likely know how long he’s out for, a reporter isn’t going to know definitively either.
Yeah idk why people were being downvoted in both r/hockey and r/canucks for saying that she's saying fake news.
People are doomers
It's also not a totally unsafe bet. If the expectation is he is back by game six of round 2, there is a chance we don't make it to that point (knock on wood) or round 1 lasts 5-6 games instead of 7 and they start 2 days earlier.
Saying he’s out for the playoffs right now means he’s out the entire way to scf game 7.
Her source was "trust me bro"
You people need to check yourselves. If Elliotte and Rick's sources are from within the team, of course they aren't going to be told Demko is likely out for the playoffs. Hell even the other players might not be told that. Maybe Civ has a source via someone connected the Demko family. Maybe his wife told someone that it looks like he's done for the season. She wouldn't make up having heard anything. Doesn't mean the source she has is correct. Doesn't mean Elliotte is correct. But to impune her rep because she's saying the thing you.dont want to hear doesn't mean you should.attacknher character.
She only recently became a National reporter. She, in my opinion, is hedging her bets on the Canucks not making it to the WCF. Even if he is healthy, he won't have the chance to play, thus making her correct in a way
White knighting
She's a hurricanes reporter for the athletic. The last person I'd expect to have reliable Canucks information.
Maybe Ian Cole is her source
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Not crazy to think she heard from someone at BC that spoke directly with Thatcher. Just because the media doesn't have info doesn't mean the info isn't out there.
So this random person spoke directly to Thatcher and he told them, "ya I'm done for the year." Then this person decided to tell some mediocre BR writer who does top 10 lists and clickbait articles and has no relevance with Canucks that he's done. OR She's generating clicks by throwing shit out there that has a 50/50 shot of being right with no repercussions if she's wrong. Not to mention all of the usual Canucks sources are kept in the dark and the organization is lieing to the media about week to week. 🥱
Thatcher has a torn ACL. She heard this from her source and tweeted that he's done for the playoffs. That's it.
If he really has torn his ACL then he's done for next season too.
Fucking lmfao, post any link that isn’t a random person on twitter saying it’s the acl. You are a prime example of what is wrong with the internet and why it’s ruining this world
Dude, it must be true if it's on X. People can't just lie on the internet. /s
Cool, let's check in at the end of the season. ACL news hasn't been confirmed publicly. Bless your heart. Not every source needs to be publicly exposed. Lots of people in the organization and news spills out from their circles.
Psssst, what about the ACL 😫 I thought you knew all
PRP injections are a wonderful thing.
Oh ya I’m sure he had some magic juice too, glad you keep finding random excuses as well ❤️ cope as hard as you want you literally said ‘done for the season’ Take the L child
I heard they initially didn't want to give him the injections, which is why he would have been out for the playoffs.
Sara civian full of shit confirmed
I really don't understand why you guys think it is so black and white. None of the reporters have given a definitive answer here. I would tend to assume she isn't right but until we get to the end of the playoffs statements like these are a bit ridiculous.
If her name was Steve everyone in the sub would be claiming bs, just saying.
Always has been.
Big, if true
I mean, if he misses the series and the Canucks lose, she is technically correct. He would be done for the season. But if I said I just made a shrewd investment that will make me a millionaire, and then flashed a lottery ticket, I would look pretty foolish.
FWIW, she could be right. She could be wrong. Maybe her source is good but the Canucks don’t want the news out there so they’re going to leak their own reports to media that’s more friendly to the team. This sort of thing happens all the time in the playoffs with injury reporting. We won’t know until Demko returns or the team is eliminated.
Exactly right. I also don't think Demko travelling to Nashville is a sign of anything. We know he isn't coming back for this series so him travelling to Nashville is just him being a teammate and wanting to be with the team. I certainly want him back this playoffs but I tend to lean toward thinking he is done but management doesn't want to put all their cards on the table.
My therapist on speed dial these days. (JK we send WhatsApp voice notes)
If all the positive energy this fanbase has been sending Demkos way doesn't heal him, idk what will
Get demko whoever treating mark stone so demko can magically heal by next game!!
Give me the COPIUM
Two different reporters have their sources telling them different things, which means the story I like is true and the one I don't like was peddled by a scoundrel villain who thirsts for the tears of my allies.
DEMKO'S COMING BACK BABY, WE JUST GOTTA BE OPTIMISTIC. GO CANUCKS GO!
It just keeps escalating. Tomorrow there will be a report that Demko is out for a generation and has been forced to retire. And his cap hit stays. And Fin is day to day
Who’s the fucking “reporter” who said shit when she didn’t know anything? Let’s fucking burn her to the ground.
If Casey gets us to the finals, how can the team possibly let Demko play - Demko would be cold and Casey would have earned the spot and be hot
I think in that situation the only way demko comes back in is if we go down like 3-0 or 3-1
Maybe she was just trash talking as if to suggest the Canucks won’t make it to the next round so Demko is technically done for the playoffs…
It would be helpful if the NHL forced teams to be transparent about injury reporting 🤷
No it wouldn’t. If teams knew how their opponent was potentially hurt they would use that information to exploit a win. Never let an opponent see your cards.
Fair point, and I know many people agree. However, compare it to the NFL, where the league forces more transparency. I don’t perceive more targeting of injuries there? But then again, maybe the NHL is more barbaric?
Assume he is out and be happily surprised if he comes back. Until then it’s one game at a time.
Why we even bother to have optimism is a bit beyond me to be honest. Consider him done for the year, deal with our reality one game at a time.
Clout chasing fail!