But back as the starting goaltender of the Vancouver Canucks? That’s another matter. Given the length and mostly unprecedented nature of Demko’s popliteus injury, chances are that the team would want to limit his starts in any scenario, at least in the ...

There could have been some measure of rust, but trust was the bigger must for Thatcher Demko on Tuesday at Rogers Arena. The Vancouver Canucks starting goaltender finally returned after suffering a left-knee popliteus muscle injury on April 21 during late stages of Game 1 in a first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed that goaltender Thatcher Demko will make his highly anticipated NHL debut on Tuesday against the St.