"Pavol Demitra hopped up the GM Place steps on one foot Sunday morning.

If the hobbled Vancouver Canucks winger was recovering from a knee or ankle injury, this would be a positive development. It's not.

Demitra has been slow to recover from offseason shoulder surgery to repair tears to the front and back of his rotator cuff.

He suffered the ailment while checking defenceman Brian Campbell into the end boards during Game 2 of the Western Conference semfinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

"Obviously, it's not getting better," said Demitra. "