The Vancouver Canucks have placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko on the long-term injured reserve list retroactively.

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The 28-year-old netminder has been considered week to week since being sidelined with a lower-body injury midway through Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 5-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on March 9.

That injury designation hasn91裸聊视频檛 changed, Tocchet said.

Demko boasts a 34-18-2 record this season, with a .917 save percentage, a 2.47 goals-against average and five shutouts.

Casey DeSmith has taken over the starting job for Vancouver, going 3-2-1 since Demko91裸聊视频檚 injury. He has a .899 save percentage on the season with a 2.73 goals-against average and one shutout.

The earliest Demko could be back in the Canucks91裸聊视频� lineup is April 6 against the Kings in Los Angeles.

He91裸聊视频檚 expected to be a key piece as Vancouver (45-19-8) prepares for its first playoff appearance since the COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign.

Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin also announced Wednesday that the club has called up forward Arshdeep Bains from the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 like to see where (Bains is) at,91裸聊视频� Tocchet said, noting he isn91裸聊视频檛 sure whether the 23-year-old winger will slot into the lineup when the Canucks host the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Bains played five games for the NHL team in February before being sent back to Abbotsford.

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Vancouver may get another forward back in the lineup Thursday.

Dakota Joshua practised in a full-contact jersey on Wednesday for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury in Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 4-2 win over the Blackhawks in Chicago on Feb. 13.

The physical winger, who91裸聊视频檚 set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, has a career-high 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) this season.

Sitting out injured 91裸聊视频渉asn91裸聊视频檛 been fun,91裸聊视频� Joshua said.

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