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Darcy Hordichuk plans to keep playing even with a fractured bone in his foot that means he can’t walk without wearing a protective boot off the ice.

He doesn’t think he has much of a choice, not after his teammate Ryan Johnson played for a month with a similar injury.

“What are you going to do? You suck it up, right,” Hordichuk said. “Everyone keeps saying how R.J. played through it.

“I still can’t walk without the boot. Guys are laughing at me, but I can’t put the pressure on it. The swelling has gone down, which is nice. But I think I’ll be in this boot for a while.”

Hordichuk missed a week before returning Friday with teammates calling him a “warrior.”

He had a good game against the Wild, skated hard and helped set up Jason Jaffray’s game-winning goal.

He said playing through the foot injury has been easier than when he was playing despite a banged up knee earlier in the season.

“When I was taping up my knee, I didn’t feel like I was playing my game,” Hordichuk said. “Now, it’s a foot. But it feels a lot better than the knee. I think I’m back on my game, running around and being physical.”

Hordichuk now has a goal and an assist on the season, both points came in his past three games.

“It’s not expected but I feel confident out there,” Hordichuk said. “I just have to be a little bit more patient with the puck. I think that’s what our line has been doing well.

“I do feel good but I don’t know how soon I’m going to be able to drop the gloves.”