The Vancouver Canucks ’ brutal schedule to open the season is coming home to roost: they’ve called up a goalie just to give Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen a little more rest.

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The Canucks have confirmed the move which is about easing the load on the Canucks’s two main goalies.

And that’s even after finally getting an extra day off, as they finally did on Thursday.

The Canucks host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday at Rogers Arena .

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