Vancouver will open up a spot on the active roster for Mancini by placing netminder Thatcher Demko on the injured reserve. Demko’s placement on the IR will likely be made retroactive to Feb. 8.
Demko (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. Demko is week-to-week and unavailable for at least the remaining four games of Vancouver's road ...