Demers has missed the last 12 games and is questionable to play tonight vs. the Sabres. Head coach Rich Tocchet said that he is likely to play and would replace Aaron Ness, but monitor his status as the Coyotes hit the ice for warmups (7:30 pm ET).
Demers practice partially with the team on Monday but will not play on Tuesday. It will be the 12th straight game that he's missed but could be back as early as Saturday vs. Buffalo.
Demers is going on IR with an oblique injury and is expected to be out a while. This is a tough break for the Coyotes, who have been without Oliver Ekman-Larsson for a few games as well.
Both Demers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be game-time decisions tonight vs. the Blackhawks. If neither plays, it would leave the Coyotes without two top-4 defenseman and force them to dress Jordan Oesterle and Kyle Capobianco.
Demers underwent a procedure on his knee in early-December and missed the last six games but will play tonight in Nashville. Demers has five assists in 30 games in 2019-20.
Demers will undergo a minor procedure to clean up a knee injury and is expected to miss a couple of weeks. With Demers out, Aaron Ness will likely draw back into the lineup on Tuesday.
Demers has missed the last two games but it looks like he will play in Washington. Demers is officially listed as a game-time decision but was on the ice for the morning skate and is expected to play. Demers has three assists and 15 shots in 15 games this season.
Demers missed Thursday's game against the Blue Jackets but was on the ice for Saturday's game-day skate and could play vs. the Wild. Demers has three assists and 15 shots while playing 22:31 ATOI in 15 games this season.
Demers will not be in the lineup on Thursday night, so look for Ilya Lyubushkin to suit up. Monitor Demers' status leading up to Saturday's game vs. the Wild.
Demers was listed as a game-time decision after Monday’s practice but head coach Rick Tocchet said that he will play for the first time since November 15th.
Demers has been sidelined since November 15th but appears to be close to returning to the Coyotes blueline. Demers has just one goal and two assists in 18 games this season, so he should remain on the waiver wire in the final week of the fantasy hockey regular season.
Demers was forced to leave Thursday’s game late in the third period after suffering an apparent right leg injury. Demers was unable to put weight on his leg as he was being helped off of the ice, suggesting that he could miss an extended period of time.
Demers have recalled Trevor Murphy from Tucson (AHL) to replace Demers through the last few weeks of the season. Demers’ season ends with 20 points (6G / 14A) and a minus-4 rating in 69 games .