ELKRIDGE, Md. -- With the meat of the positional analysis done from the IL ID Experience, we turn our eye to the final chapter: the specialists.
Normally, this would include face-off men, but no one from New England deigned to challenge the Mid-Atlantic supremacy at the event last weekend. So, the long-stick midfielders were shunted over to the darker side of their profession, along with goalies.
Now, goaltenders at individual events usually have a rough go of it simply because they’re playing in a hostile environment from the first whistle. Very rarely does a goaltender completely shut it all down in an open play format.
LSMs, on the other hand, are born for the chaos that is birthed at full-field lacrosse showcases, as there are no tethers on the poles that start on the wing. That often means they end up trying to score goals or throw crazy checks, but the best of them rein in their more base tendencies to make an impact and work as a team.