You can easily argue that goalie Jacob Markstrom has been the Vancouver Canucks’ most valuable player thus far in 2019-20, but his giant workload is starting to become a concern.
Markstrom made his 33rd start of the season in Vancouver’s 4-0 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Backup Thatcher Demko — who was widely expected to challenge for the starting reigns — has only appeared in 15.
Demko suffered a concussion last month, but he was only sidelined for a short period before returning for the Dec. 29 game against the Calgary Flames.