Victoire captain Poulin has 'decisions to make' about PWHL future after Walter Cup win

Marie-Philip Poulin and her Montréal Victoire teammates were still floating on a cloud a week after winning the Walter Cup.

The Victoire's captain, however, will navigate the coming weeks under a cloud of uncertainty that, for now, casts doubt on her immediate future in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

"There are definitely going to be some decisions to make in the coming weeks," said Poulin, who was the last player to address reporters during the Victoire's end-of-season availability Wednesday at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal.

"I'm just thinking about coming back and rehabilitating the right way. I don't know exactly how it's going to play out, but I think I'll take it one day at a time," she added. "I haven't yet gotten all the results about what's going on."

The last three months of the season, including the playoffs, were anything but easy for Poulin. Her troubles began at the Milano-Cortina Olympics in February, when she suffered a right knee injury. Then she aggravated that injury in a March 15 game against the Boston Fleet, which Poulin confirmed to reporters Wednesday.

Poulin missed the next 10 games and returned for the very last game of the regular season April 25 in Seattle. She then played in all nine of the Victoire's playoff games.

She did so with a knee brace that limited her mobility, especially during the semifinal series against the Minnesota Frost. Poulin said she was a bit more comfortable in the final against the Ottawa Charge.

"It's hard when you put a brace on before every game," she said. "It's heavy, it feels like you've got a piano on your back. But in the end, you put that aside, you skate with your heart, with your head, and everything will be fine."

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