Last weekend's loss to the Seals was a bit of a snoozer. Great game by Scigliano, still a bit bitter that we lost him but I guess we couldn't carry two top tier goalies. Better games recently by Del Bianco, despite the ongoing defensive woes. The team just strikes me as not well practiced. I know it is an issue with the NLL, but they really seem to be struggling a lot more than past seasons to gel. The schedule doesn't help.
Next six weeks are packed with games including 6 at home before the end of April. Even if they get it together for a late charge I wonder if they aren't already too far back.
NLL losing both their commish (who was behind the big recent expansion) and deputy commish in the same month is a tough one. Hope they get a strong hire at the helm soon to keep up the momentum. Judging by the crowds at Panther City and Seals, they still have some work to do. But I am pretty pumped for a Las Vegas team coming into the league, would be a great road trip excuse.
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