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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
Q1
03:35
Buffalo
0
Toronto
4
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Can The New England Black Wolves Stay Playoff-Bound Without Callum Crawford

The New England Black Wolves were dealt a major blow when it was announced last week that Callum Crawford would be suspended for striking Toronto Rock defensemen Brad Kri in the head on February 24th. The Illegal hit earned Crawford a match penalty plus an additional five games for being a repeat offender of such hits within a two-year period.

According to rule 41.4 in the league’s rulebook, “Any player who is assessed a second match penalty, a second dangerous contact to the head penalty (Rule 77), or a combination thereof within a two year period shall be assessed an additional five-game suspension.”

Since Crawford and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association (PLPA) have appealed the six-game suspension, the MVP-candidate was allowed to play in last weekend’s game versus the Colorado Mammoth. However, with the Black Wolves’ next game is on March 16th, it may very well have been his last game until the team’s final match on April 27th against the Rochester Knighthawks.

Once again, Crawford shined in what could one of his last games of the regular season. He posted four goals and seven assists, making it his third 10+ point game in his last five contests. On the season he has league-best 81 points for an average of 7.3 points per game.

Taking away those seven point per game is significant to say the least and begs the question: If the six-game suspension is upheld, how will the Black Wolves fare without their points-leader? Regardless of whether or not the Black Wolves can maintain their hot stride of late without Crawford, Black Wolves head coach Glenn Clark understands the magnitude of losing a player of Crawford’s ability.

“There’s no way to downplay the significance of what [Crawford] means to us,” said Clark. “Offensively, he’s obviously an enormous individual talent that can create his own shots and do dynamic things, but he also fits in so well with our offensive scheme.

With the expectation that Crawford will be out of the lineup, the Black Wolves have made a handful of changes in preparation for his absence. The latest transaction is the most significant of the moves.

Earlier this week, Black Wolves general manager Rich Lisk found who he believes to be a perfect fill-in for Crawford. He acquired Rochester Knighthawks American right-hander Joe Resetarits in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NLL Entry Draft and a second-round selection in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft.

The 29-year-old New York-native is coming off his best season-to-date where he set career-highs in several categories (goals (37), assists (63), points (100), power-play goals and assists (11 & 15) and loose balls (92). This year, a strong second-half surge with the Black Wolves could see him challenging those personal records.

It’s been a long term mission of Lisk’s to bring Resetarits to New England. He’s been hoping for two seasons that this move could be made, and now is an excellent time to bring in such a dynamic player.

“I think Joe not only helps us if Callum’s suspension is upheld after the appeal. But, after the suspension, Joe fits nicely into everything we want to do,” said Lisk.

Clark agreed with Lisk’s sentiment, and believes that Resetarits’ skill-set is exactly what is needed for the Black Wolves to remain one of the top teams in the East Division.

“I think [Resetarits] is the type of player that will fit in with the way we want to play offence,” said Clark. “His skill-set is conducive to how we want to play on offence. I also think he’s a good piece to fit in, with or without Callum.”

“It’s not a stop-gap measure where [Resetarits’] value diminishes when Callum comes back, I think it only enhances our team because he’s going to be a great complimentary player when Callum is back. I think the two of them are going to make each other better.”

Of course, the acquisition of Resetarits is just the latest hot news to go around the league and Uncasville, Connecticut. The team has made other moves to bolster the team’s roster such as bringing back their 2014 first round choice Quinn Powless, and trading draft picks to the Vancouver Warriors in exchange for Mackenzie Mitchell to add depth on defence.

Powless was a player that Lisk wanted to bring on board because of his natural ability to make smart decisions on the floor.

“We always wanted to bring Quinn back,” said Lisk. “We like his size and his lacrosse IQ is off the charts. He fits into how we want to play.”

Add to that, there are the steady all-pro caliber talents from players such as Stephan Leblanc and Tyler Digby, the breakout season of Riley O’Connor who has already matched his career-high in goals (18) and is only one point and one assist shy of tying bests in those categories over 11 games.

Then there’s the play of Dereck Downs who has the second-most goals among all rookies (14). Rookie Dave Emala has secured himself a spot on the floor the last five games and has proven to be a very useful talent, defensemen Greg Downing is on pace to set career-highs in caused turnovers and loose balls, and the coaching staff believes they have two goalies that can help them contend every night.

“Doug and Alexis have both played really well; neither of them has played their way out of the role,” said Clark. “We’ve had a couple of stretches where we’ve been riding the hot hand, but neither of them has really had a hiccup where they haven’t deserved to get another look.”

Veteran forward Tyler Digby subscribes to the idea that this team can rally together without Crawford. It’s fair to say, because of Crawford’s incredible figures this season, some of the team’s other point-getters may be overlooked, but it will be up to the other forwards, and the rest of the team as well to step up in while he’s out.

“It’s going be on some of the veteran guys like Stephan, Riley and myself to step up,” said Digby. It’ll be a great opportunity for some of the younger guys to step up as well, and, to be honest, we’ll probably need to rely on our defence a little bit more. I don’t know that we should expect to score 17 goals.”

With the extra week off, players who may not have been staples on the team thus far will be getting ready for a potential opportunity in Vancouver when they face the Warriors on March 16th and likely starters will be working on new offensive schemes that don’t involve Crawford.

It may be towing the party line, but this Black Wolves team is not letting the upcoming absence of Crawford affect the mood in the locker room or the belief that they can remain a contender for a home playoff game. The moves that Lisk has made and the adjustments that Clark and offensive coach Darryl Gibson are developing will help keep the team’s motor running. But, as the games come and go, we’ll see how valuable the Black Wolves are without their MVP.

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