Report: Coyotes' Demers out for season with knee injury

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jason Demers will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury during Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators, according to 98.7 FM Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro.

Demers went down awkwardly after Predators forward Kyle Turris bumped him.

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- Ronnie Laybold (@CoyotesGlendale) November 16, 2018

His injury comes at a bad time for the Coyotes.

Goaltender Antti Raanta hasn't played since Nov. 2, defenseman Alex Goligoski is on injured reserve, and fellow blue-liner Jakob Chychrun, who made his season debut on Tuesday after recovering from a season-ending knee injury in 2017-18, is back on the shelf with an upper-body injury.

Arizona's depth will now be challenged. Defensemen Robbie Russo and Dakota Mermis have been recalled from the AHL over the past two days.

Demers registered a goal and two assists in 18 games this season.

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