He was bumped into the boards by defenseman Shea Weber in practice and immediately felt pain shooting through his arm. While it was a routine play, the hit caused Duchene to suffer a separated shoulder. "It was like a shock,'' Duchene told LeBrun. "I was sick to my stomach and my arm was numb. It was very painful. I was devastated. I couldn't believe it.’'

Instead of leaving the tournament, though, Duchene told the team he could fight through the shoulder separation. Duchene worked with team doctors, wore extra padding, played through the pain — quite well, too, racking up two goals and four points in six games — and was able to complete his goal of helping Canada to the World Cup.

"The first day was the worst,” Duchene said, according to Sadowski. “I think I've played through worse. I've played through better, it wasn't a big deal. It didn't affect me all tournament. Obviously, the first time you go out, you're a little tentative on it, but after that, it's just fine."

However, the biggest question for Duchene might not be his shoulder injury but where he suits up. If he runs on one of the wings, there’s a chance the Avalanche can load up and build a line that boasts both Duchene and young star center Nathan MacKinnon. It would be a lethal combination for the Avalanche offense, to be sure. That said, spreading out Duchene and MacKinnon can balance the Avalanche attack. Bednar’s not quite sure which spot is best for Duchene.
"I haven't decided either way how our lines are going to shake out,” Bednar said, according to Sadowski. “We’re still in kind of that evaluation mode. I like the way some of our guys have played at center, so I think we're going to have some options there.”

Ez azért nincs rendben hogy így játszott, kemény lehetett... viszont Bednar pont azt mondja hogy még nem tudja, hol fogja játszatni. Majd meglátja.