Patrick Johnston of The Province: Elias Pettersson has said he really ... They’d have a hole at center if he’s dealt. Can’t see Thatcher Demko getting a long-term deal (one-year left on ...

Demko’s placement on the IR will likely be made retroactive to Feb. 8. He left the Canucks’ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after only 10 minutes due to a lower-body injury.

The hits keep coming for the Vancouver Canucks. It looks like they'll be without Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson.

First he wasn’t skating. Now he’s not shooting. The hope that Elias Pettersson, liberated from season-long drama by the trade of J.T. Miller on Jan. 31, might be re-energized and re-launch his difficult season has dissipated in February.

You really do have to start wondering if this era of the Vancouver Canucks is already over. Sure, they’re likely to make the playoffs this season, but who will be on the roster when they do? Will Elias Pettersson?

What a difference a year can make. Heck, what a difference a week can make. At around this time last season, Thatcher Demko was solidifying a Vezina Trophy nomination, and the thought of anyone other than him holding down the starting duties for the Vancouver Canucks in the immediate future was ludicrous.