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This is Reece Eddy’s time we are just watching the clock. Longstick midfield is one of the hardest positions to adjust to when a player makes the jump from college to the pros. The only other position that is harder is probably goalie, and it’s for the exact same reason: speed. Eddy certainly adjusted to the speed quickly, but one of the reasons that the Chrome protected Eli Salama over him is that, physically, Salama is better built for the mean grass streets between the hash marks. Still, Eddy is a phenomenal complement. There is no other player I would want as my second LSM in a two or even three-pole [faints] face-off situation, but you want a do-it-all defensive option as your No. 1, you won’t get that in this draft and it’s a rare commodity. LSMs are like cornerbacks in the NFL you need young ones to coach up because they still have that bounce. You take Eddy and add a more offensive-minded guy to pair him with like cagey veteran Troy Reh. That’s right: We got s
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Entering Year Three, the Premier Lacrosse League is still navigating unprecedented waters, but it’s doing so with a tool that’s new to the league’s front office staff: precedent.
For the second-straight year, the PLL is adding an expansion franchise, this time the Cannons LC joining as the league’s eighth team in the wake of last year’s merger with Major League Lacrosse.
On March 11, newly named head coach Sean Quirk will turn his whiteboard into a draft list as he picks 18 players off of other PLL rosters to form the core of his new team. Then, on March 25, he’ll add seven more players as he’ll have the first pick in each round of the three-round Entry Draft (which is expected to be composed largely of players coming over from MLL, but could include any pro not currently in the PLL’s player pool) and then add four more players after the completion of the third round. Finally, on or about April 6, they’ll infuse young talent into their