Confirmed with Link: Dhaliwal: Markstrom out 3 - 4 weeks

[FreeMcdavid]

It was prob that save off pastr that did it

this might be accurate

 

[geebaan]

Devastating news for sure...this could be a game changer

pretty lucky for Benning honestly. He’s now in a can’t lose scenario.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Everyone who said it was from Minny game please slap yourself. He was laughing during the play and after.

 

[sting101]

Why wouldn't he?
It sounds fairly minor. Three to four weeks.

that's not how it works.
Providing the reports are correct 3-4 weeks as i'm hearing and it's a meniscus.

A month without playing and rehabbing yet another knee injury it's incredibly unlikely he just jumps back in and plays like he has been. That puts us down to the last couple weeks of the regular season also.

 

[xtra]

If he misses 1 month:
Mtl
Ott
Tor
Cbj -2
Ari - 2
Col -2
Nyi
Wpg
Tbl
Ana
La
Vgk

 

[Zanon]

Hopefully this will rally the team down the stretch to play better defense in front of their goaltender.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

pretty lucky for Benning honestly. He’s now in a can’t lose scenario.

I could care less about that right now.

 

[vanarchy]

3 - 4 weeks? In Demko we trust, baby.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Not true? It’s reported by everyone including the Province lol. It’s true.

not true, fake news haha

 

[Cancuks]

Demko will be fine. This is actually a good thing.

 

[clunk]

Hell of a lot better than 8 weeks

 

[Fire Benning]

Unless Demko goes into god mode and/or the skaters tighten up defensively in a major way I don't see them making the playoffs, and Benning now has a safety net for him to keep his job.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

My mom had a meniscus tear. It didn’t require surgery and the healing process was quite quick. Hope it’s the same for Markstrom

 

[RealGudbranson]

Hopefully this will rally the team down the stretch to play better defense in front of their goaltender.

This is my hope. Galvanize a team just validated by management for a lack of further trades up front or for defense. Keep the foot on the throttle after the bruins win.

 

[timw33]

Hell of a lot better than 8 weeks

Korpisalo also had a meniscus tear and is almost at 8 full weeks since playing, let's wait until that update on Wednesday for severity.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

that's not how it works.
Providing the reports are correct 3-4 weeks as i'm hearing and it's a meniscus.

A month without playing and rehabbing yet another knee injury it's incredibly unlikely he just jumps back in and plays like he has been. That puts us down to the last couple weeks of the regular season also.

It depends on the severity as not all tears are the same. If he is truly only out three to four weeks then that would say to me that he will be ready to play as early as three weeks. Not ideal but as long as he's ready to go for the playoffs I think we will be ok.

 

[canuckking1]

Demko will be fine. This is actually a good thing.

Gotta agree with you. Demko will take the net away and we won’t hand out a contract we’ll regret to Markstrom.

 

[hellstick]

Demko is more than capable. Markstrom has been such a rock all year long but I'm fascinated to give Demko a prolonged look here. Get well soon Marky.

 

[I am toxic]

Someone has to say it, so it might as well be me - open it up and let 'er rip:

 

[VancouverJagger]

On the bright side this is going to somewhat drive down his contract value. Also let's us see what we have in Demko. Demko steps up here and plays solidly there's not nearly as much pressure to re-sign management. Overall this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Canuck luck...lose your MVP at this time of the year...thats a tough one.

 

[sting101]

This will be an incredibly interesting stretch run.

Demko has the opportunity of a lifetime here......go on a run and prove to the world you are a quality starter Thatcher

 

[Hit the post]

Unless Demko goes into god mode and/or the skaters tighten up defensively in a major way I don't see them making the playoffs, and Benning now has a safety net for him to keep his job.

I actually wouldn’t be surprised if the blueline ended up playing better defensively as a whole. You sometimes get that in sports where a team for whatever reason plays better when their best player is out of the lineup. How long that can last is anybody’s guess.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

In a perfect world
Demko hold the fortress
We let Markstrom walk or flip him for team that wants to sign him 8 years and there for we avoid a bad contract

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

It depends on the severity as not all tears are the same. If he is truly only out three to four weeks then that would say to me that he will be ready to play as early as three weeks. Not ideal but as long as he's ready to go for the playoffs I think we will be ok.

Let’s not forget we are talking about world class athlete here, not your average guy in beer league