Here's the ice-time spread from the Montreal Victoire's 1-0 triple overtime win over the Minnesota Frost
• Lee Stecklein played a game-high 47:05
• Rookie Nicole Gosling led Montreal at 43:27
• Top forward: Abby Roque at 37:56
If Poulin is healthy and still top notch you have to think she’s coming back in 4 years. I don’t see her retiring on a silver medal. And if this was it then a hell of a run for a special player
Burying Canada's top performers, seemingly believing they're only impactful in limited minutes while everyone getting ice time struggles is baffling.
Flip this lineup giving Gosling, Gardiner, O'Neill, Fillier, Watts top six minutes, and let's see what they can really do.
Serdachny > Spooner
Eldridge > Jenner
Leslie > Clark
Bourbonnais > Larocque
Gosling/Cooper/Primerano > Ambrose
Final thoughts on who should’ve been in and who should’ve been out. Hopefully some younger talent gets a look during this next quad. These vets can’t play forever.
With that, 2 forwards in the top 20 for PW points not on the team, 4 defenders in the top 20 for points not on the team.
Only 10 players on the Olympic team (5F, 5D) in the top 20 of their respected position.
Make it all make sense…
Out of the Top 10 in NCAA scoring, 5 are Canadian…FIVE. Out of the top 15, 7 are Canadian.
No excuse for “no good, younger talent” when it’s clearly there. These girls should’ve been brought into the rivalry series and given a chance to showcase what they have #FireTroyRyan
Gosling and Gardiner playing that little is a crime
Watts - Nurse - Fillier
Maltais - Turnball - Stacey
Gosling - Jenner - Gardiner
Clark - O’Neill - Spooner
Shelton - Fast
Thompson - Jacques
Tabin - Laroque
Ambrose
Throw it all in the blender, nothing else is working
Here's the ice-time spread from USA's 5-0 win over Canada.
Two things that stand out to me: Not enough minutes for a dynamic defender like Claire Thompson. Blayre Turnbull can't lead your forwards in ice-time in a game you're losing for 56 minutes.