Did Canucks dodge bullet on Thatcher Demko injury?

The entire province of British Columbia held its breath on Thursday night.

Not just because of what happened in Ottawa, but also because of what occured during the game between the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken.

Near the halfway mark of the second period, Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko had to abruptly leave the game after a weird collision with teammate Noah Juulsen. Fans were expecting the worst for their No. 1 goaltender, who missed almost the first two months of the season while recovering from a rare knee injury.

However, minds were put at ease when head coach Rick Tocchet announced after the game that Demko’s injury, which was revealed to be back spasms, wasn’t too serious.

On Friday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss how the Canucks definitely dodged a bullet with the diagnosis of Demko’s recent ailment.

Frank Seravalli: If you want to look at it “glass half full,” a sigh of relief; if you’re a Canucks fan, Rick Tocchet is saying that this injury does not appear to be related to the knee injury that he suffered last year in the playoffs that kept him out until December.

You look at Demko’s numbers…I look at a guy that’s trying to find himself again, who’s dealing with a new set of realities. A body that’s probably not cooperating to its fullest extent possible. Someone that, I think, if anything, needs consistency and needs time in the net. Back spasms…you’re not going to sluff and say that it’s nothing, and you certainly hope that Demko’s back sooner than later.

That’s the story. You can take all the JT Miller and Elias Pettersson and all that stuff and park that on the side…the real story for me and the Vancouver Canucks and their inconsistency this year comes solely back to the injuries that they have.

You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…