In a parallel move to Demko’s IR placement, the Canucks reassigned 21-year-old defenseman Elias Pettersson to AHL Abbotsford on Sunday, and recalled blueliner Victor Mancini and goalie Nikita Tolopilo. Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said the goal for the franchise right now is to ensure proper development of its younger players.

Canucks GM Patrik Allvin was busy on Sunday making some roster moves to deal with the injury. Nikita Tolopilo was called up from the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions to help the team deal with the loss of Demko, who was placed on the IR.

A Canucks jersey was thrown onto the ice in Toronto after Vancouver's 5-0 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to rebound from a shutout loss when they play host on Monday to the Vancouver Canucks, who are also coming off a shutout loss.

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Vancouver reportedly made a surprising call to Edmonton regarding Evander Kane, aiming to send the ex-Oiler back to his former team at a discount.

The Vancouver Canucks’ road trip continues with a Saturday night stop in Toronto to face the Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. Saturday night’s game begins a three-game run through the three Eastern Canadian teams.

What’s occurred over the past decade and a half in Western New York defies such precious, parochial explanation as “rebuilding doesn’t work.” The correlation of forces that have led to Buffalo’s repeated and prolonged failure is multi-faceted and complex, and begins, as these things so often do, in the ownership suite.

The Vancouver Canucks started their Sunday by making three roster moves. Vancouver assigned defenceman Elias Pettersson to the Abbotsford Canucks while recalling defenceman Victor Mancini. The Canucks have also called up Nikita Tolopilo under emergency conditions.