Injuries seldom hold hockey players back from staying in the lineup every single night. There is no greater example of this than during the 2015 NHL playoffs when Anaheim Ducks center Nate Thompson played through two labral tears in his left shoulder.
Thompson injured his shoulder in the dying days of the regular season and missed the Ducks opening round sweep of the Winnipeg Jets. However Thompson would return for the second round and western conference finals, making his presence felt just as he had done for 80 regular season games in his first year with Anaheim.