Tough loss. Vinc is so tough to get one past. And the Knighthawks were very effective in shutting down Digby, he seemed very frustrated at times. Also missed Dobbie in a game where goals were tough to come by.
On the upside, Burton is looking good on face offs. A decently strong game by Poulin. Our D kept Dawson in check and did a reasonable job on Jamieson.
Three OT losses in a row is tough. This is where the team leadership and coaching staff need to step up.
Tough loss...and another in OT. Good goaltending, defense, and faceoffs. A few chances to end it in OT but needed to hit the net first. That called off goal/late review flag could have made the difference.
Nice. A win against Colorado. Really missing lacrosse this year. Based only on the gamesheets, there seems to be swing back to Poulin lately. Has he regained some of his form of a couple of years ago?
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Yeah Poulin is playing his best lacrosse since he won goalie of the year. Making the stops he can see and controlling the rebounds nicely.
Of note - the Roughnecks also stopped "The Streak" last night. Adam Jones had scored 1 more or goals in 57 straight games...an NLL record. He didn't score last night - a testament to the effort of Poulin, but also the entire D.
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Riggers win in Georgia tonight while the Stealth lose - more breathing room. Vancouver is just terrible. The Roughnecks will probably finish 3rd - gonna be tough to chase down Sask or Col for 2nd, but at least they are now firmly in place in a playoff spot.
Dickson continues to be unreal. 6-5 tonight. 4-5 for Dobbie. Having both guys in the line-up is basically the key for this team. Without Dobbie, there is no balance, and teams can just blanket Dickson. With Dobbie out there, they have to pick their poison.
This is a very dangerous team, that is getting better as the season goes on. Not a squad I'd want to face in the first round.
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A little cheap for the goalie to be doing that, but a solid hit nonetheless. Andrew McBride was pretty pissed about it on Twitter though. He was basically calling for it to be open season on goalies that leave the crease. Moreso than it already is.
Yeah tough one to make a call on. Not surprised they said it was clean, but it could cause some reprucssions. Lacrosse is a sport where numbers are taken and payback delivered eventually - moreso than hockey.
The real blown call though was late in the game when the Riggers were up by 1 - ball clearly went into the netting and refs missed it. Mammoth scored to tie. Everyone in the arena knew it hit the netting and the D paused for that crucial second. You gotta play to the whistle but tough one.
Can't believe this team has lost 4 straight over-times. They are due.
Saskatoon really embraced the team. It helps a lot that they inherited a top calibre club, but I think they would have drawn well even with an expansion team.
I'm not even sure Katz allowed the Rush to sell stuff in the arena stores. He certainly didn't allow them to give off any other impression that lacrosse was played at Rexall.
Though yeah, I was pretty surprised at how many Saskatchewan fans were in green Rush gear at the home opener here. I was fully expecting a bunch of silver Rush gear and Rider jerseys.
You know what? Good for the Rush. They were treated like crap in Edmonton, despite having a really good team. Glad to see them being a top draw in Saskatoon. Hopefully the team can be stable in that market.
