Canucks get some more bad injury news from practice today

This just in from NHL insider Frank Seravalli, the Vancouver Canucks may get superstar goaltender Thatcher Demko back for their series against the Edmonton Oilers... but it won't be until at least Game 5 of the series.

Seravalli reports that sources have indicated to him that Demko is nearing a return but won't be ready until at least Game 5 next week and is more likely for Games 6 & 7, if necessary.

From Seravalli:

The Vezina Trophy nominee has been out since suffering a knee injury in Game 1 against the Nashville Predators last round. Backup Casey DeSmith performed admirably in Demko's absence but an injury to him forced the Canucks to run with Latvian rookie Arturs Silovs for the majority of the first round. While Silovs has played well, the Canucks would get a HUGE boost from Demko's return. Stay tuned.

Additionally, Canucks insider Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reported that Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson was absent from practice today, as he's dealing with some sort of injury or illness.

From Batchelor:

Pettersson has been pretty underwhelming this post-season, scoring just three assists in the team's first round victory over the Nashville Predators. He hasn't scored a goal since April 10th against the Arizona Coyotes and, frankly, he never looked fully comfortable in the first round. Maybe today's absence points to something that has been effecting the 25 year old sniper for awhile? 

Stay tuned for an official update on Pettersson's status for Game 1 tomorrow.