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It was an important weekend for a number of teams in the National Lacrosse League. Boston and Colorado were able to dodge that bullet that would have dropped them to 0-4. The Blazers defeated the Titans for their first victory, and a few days after firing their head coach Bob McMahon, the President, GM, and now interim coach Steve Govett was able to lead the Mammoth to two overtime victories on the road.

The Buffalo Bandits weren’t as lucky, losing both of their games (in Washington and Edmonton) to drop to 0-4. An optimist might point out that at least the Bandits didn’t lose to any Eastern teams this weekend and the three teams just ahead of them in the standings only have one win each. But it’s hard to be optimistic when you watch the Bandits flounder without their leader John Tavares, who won’t be back for at least a few more weeks.

On the other side of the coin, the Washington Stealth (4-0) and the Toronto Rock (3-0) remain the only undefeated teams in the NLL. Lewis Ratcliff reminded critics that Toronto was not the only team happy with the Colin Doyle trade as he scored 9 points in Washington’s second victory of the weekend when they beat Calgary 16-15. And the showdown in Toronto never materialized as the Rock humiliated the previously undefeated Knighthawks 17-3.

1 (5)	Washington Stealth 4-0 I said I would put the Stealth here if they swept the weekend. The victory in Calgary was huge.
2(4)	Toronto Rock 3-0 Absolutely dominant performance from start finish as they smash the Knighthawks 17-3.
3 (1)	Calgary Roughnecks 1-2 Its not that Calgary has looked bad in their two losses, but they are a far cry from last year’s juggernaut.
4(2)	Orlando Titans 1-1 Came up short against a very desperate Blazers team.
5(6)	Edmonton Rush 2-1 Were never really threatened by the Bandits in their 11-7 victory. Big test next weekend when they host Calgary.
6(3)	Rochester Knighthawks 2-1 Pooped the bed. Everyone looked bad. At least they get a shot at redemption next weekend when Toronto comes to their turf.
7(10)	Colorado Mammoth 2-2 It’s a fine line between winning and losing and two OT victories put the Mammoth back in the pack.
8(7)	Minnesota Swarm 1-2 OT loss to Colorado. Swarm will travel to Buffalo next week.
9(8)	Philadelphia Wings 1-2 Like the Swarm, also lost to Colorado in OT. In Boston next week.
10(11)	Boston Blazers 1-3 Get their first victory with win over Titans. Dawson and gang will try to avenge last week’s poor showing in Philly when the Wings come to town next week.
11(9)	Buffalo Bandits 0-4 Another reminder of how quickly the mighty can fall in this league. Last year at this time the Bandits were defending champs and sitting at 5-0.

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