Canada – Matt Duchene
Duchene is currently nursing a minor undisclosed injury, which kept him out of Canada’s final exhibition against Russia on Wednesday. In the two games he did appear in against Team USA, he played well in limited minutes. He was fast and surprisingly physical, picking up one goal. He also saw some time on the powerplay.
Duchene’s usage will likely be tied to his injury, which coach Mike Babcock does not think will cause him to miss any tournament games. If he does play, he will be in the bottom-six, but should see powerplay time.
Worth noting, he was used as a wing during the exhibition games, and will likely stay there during the tournament. His injury does merit observation, hopefully it not linger into the preseason.
