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SOCHI, Russia -- Jonathan Toews pushed Matt Duchene into the centre of the ice as Team Canada started to stretch before practice. Bob Uecker Jersey . After sitting out as the 14th forward against Latvia, Duchene is back in the game following an injury to John Tavares. Duchene will replace Tavares in Canadas lineup for the Olympic semifinal showdown with the United States on Friday after the star centre suffered a tournament-ending knee injury. Its also a season-ending injury, as the New York Islanders confirmed their franchise player tore the medial collateral ligament and meniscus in his left knee on a hit from Latvias Arturs Kulda. The team said he would remain in Sochi with Team Canada for the rest of the Olympics before returning home for further evaluation. In the meantime, Canada must go on without him, and that means Duchene stepping into his spot centring the fourth line between Patrick Sharp and Rick Nash. "Johnnys been playing great for us, and hopefully he has a speedy recovery," Duchene said. "But its a big opportunity for myself now, chance to play centre, to play where Im comfortable. Theres been a lot of unfamiliars in this tournament, and when you get a short chance at it, sometimes can be tough, so this is going to be much more familiar." This is where Canadas best-in-the-world depth at centre provides a big advantage. Duchene goes from being a healthy scratch in two of the first four games and playing left wing in the other two back to the middle where he plays for the Colorado Avalanche. Duchene called speed his biggest asset, and its undoubtedly one reason coach Mike Babcock plugged him in where Tavares had been playing. "Thats why were set up (with so many centres)," Babcock said. "Duchys a real good centreman with great speed, so were not concerned about him that way." Another reason might be that it meant not having to mess with the other three lines. Again in practice Thursday, Sidney Crosby centred Chris Kunitz and Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Getzlaf centred Jamie Benn and Corey Perry, and Toews centred Patrick Marleau and Jeff Carter. If those lines stay together against the U.S., aside from Tavares out because of injury, itll mark the first time Canada had consistent lines two games in a row. Thats not any accident. "We like what we got going," Babcock said. "Were trying to build a team here, too. Were trying to make everybody important. We knew there was going to be some lineup changes." In some places, there are no changes. Carey Price will start in goal for the third straight game and fourth time at these Olympics, and the same defensive pairs of Duncan Keith with Shea Weber, Marc-Edouard Vlasic with Drew Doughty and Jay Bouwmeester with Alex Pietrangelo are expected to stick together. Given that the forwards have scored only six of Canadas 13 goals through four games, there might be some benefits to building chemistry from game to game. "That can add a little bit of comfort going into the next game if youre playing with the same guys and you kind of get that rhythm together," Getzlaf said. "But ... that can change with the drop of the puck, so youve just got to be prepared for everything and be prepared to go out and work that system no matter who youre playing with." Kunitz took Tavares spot on the power play with Crosby, Carter, Sharp and Keith. The other unit of Toews, Getzlaf, Perry, Weber and Doughty remained the same. Mike Soroka Jersey . The 29-year-old German, the 2011 overall World Cup champion, says she has decided "to end my career now. Patrick Weigel Jersey . -- Byron Scott is taking over the Los Angeles Lakers with the vocal support of his fellow Showtime greats. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom-julio-teheran-jersey-large-1067z.html .35 million. The right-hander had agreed last February to a deal that pays him $3.775 million this year and allows him to earn an additional $225,000 in bonuses based on games finished.Weve spent all week covering the numerous storylines leading up to the 101st Grey Cup, from Kent Austin and Andy Fantuz returning to Saskatchewan in Black and Gold to the Roughriders looking to become the third straight team to win the championship at home. Those storylines however, mean little come Sunday when all that remains are two teams battling for the Grey Cup on a very, very cold field at Mosaic Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished the regular season just a game apart, with the Riders finishing second in the West with an 11-7 record and the Ticats second in the East at 10-8. From there each team took the long route to the Grey Cup, hosting and winning division Semi-Final matchups before pulling off upsets on the road in the Finals to book their Grey Cup tickets. The similarities dont end there, with each team led by electrifying running backs frequently featured on highlight reels and veteran quarterbacks with questions still left to answer. Both Darian Durant and Henrry Burris carry reputations of QBs who fade when the lights shine brightest. Tony Larussa Jersey. Durant will be looking to finally put those questions to bed with his first Grey Cup win while Burris, who has previously won a Grey Cup as a starter, will be looking to cement his already stellar CFL legacy. The Roughriders were the team to beat in the first half of the regular season, winning eight of their first nine including their only two meetings with the Ticats, before running into some struggles in the second half. Conversely, Hamilton struggled early on until their defence found their stride down the regular season stretch and into the playoffs. The highs and lows are in the past now as each team heads into the Grey Cup at the top of their game. Saskatchewan will enjoy a decided home field advantage Sunday. Can it propel them to a win, keeping intact the streak of host teams winning the Grey Cup, or will the Ticats be partying like its 1999? Your! Call: Who will win the 101st Grey Cup on Sunday? ' ' '