"Executives of the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team will give Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf as much time as possible to determine whether his sprained left ankle has healed enough to carry him through the Olympic tournament, but they want to see him play to ensure he's ready.
They'll get only one more chance because the Ducks finish their pre-Olympic break schedule Sunday at Edmonton.
Getzlaf, selected to center Canada's second line with Ducks linemate Corey Perry, injured his ankle Monday and has not played since. Canada must submit its Olympic roster by noon Monday in advance of its opener Tuesday against Norway.
A Ducks spokesman said Getzlaf participated fully in Saturday's game-day skate in Calgary and skated in the pregame warmups but did not play against the Flames.
"We don't want to put any pressure on him to come back before he's ready," Steve Yzerman, executive director of Team Canada, said at a news conference Saturday. "Right now it's in the medical staff of the Ducks' hands.""