Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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She's one of those show-stopper-type players. There are times in a game where she has the ability to do something like that. I'm glad she's on our team.
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I think anytime you can give yourself flexibility in this type of an event, it just gives you a way to take care of the unexpected.
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The core is pretty much intact from the world championship team. We think we have players of equal or greater ability. We still have a lot of experience. Their hockey knowledge is solid because of their backgrounds.
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The calls are always tough. We had the whole fall season to kind of figure this thing out. You want to get everybody healthy when it gets down that close so they can all show you what their value is. It becomes clear, but then what enters into it is the emotional human side. That's always gut-wrenching for everyone.
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The goalie might get in the head of the players. That's credit to their (Sweden's) team spirit. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete, and Sweden did compete.
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At times we showed an ability to mount an attack. But when you get behind that early it makes it hard to come back.
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Hopeful is how I'd put it. January was warmer than I would have liked. But the buds are still tight and closed, so that's a good sign.
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It's fun to watch. To see someone grow, not just as an athlete, from a teenager to a mom. She's a great player who continues to be a pivotal player for the team.
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I was a little concerned that somebody we consider a pillar on our team wasn't ready when the bell rang. It was one of those, 'All ashore that's going ashore,' and she wasn't ready to go.
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In Shelley's case ... she's left parts of her body in rinks all over the world. Now it's up to the players left in the program not to fill that footprint -- those are special players -- but just to be able to line up alongside it.
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As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.
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The goalie might get into their heads. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete. And Sweden did compete.