Roster Size Reduced After New CBA

October 22, 2013

If you thought making an NLL team was difficult in the past, it just became harder.  With a new CBA now in place from 2014-2020 (7 yrs) teams will only be allowed to have 20 players on the active roster (down from 23), practice squad goes up from 3 to 4 they will also only be able to dress 18 players per game.  So overall in years past we had…

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NLL and PLPA Announce New CBA

October 22, 2013

The National Lacrosse League has announced that the league has reached an accord with the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) through the 2020 NLL season. Highlights of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement include modifications to the Free Agency system designed to increase free agency. The modifications include:   – Lowering of the qualifying age for Unrestricted Free Agency from 32 to 30 years old….

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Which Free Agents Might Sign Elsewhere?

October 22, 2013

It’s always hard to predict NLL free agency, when we barely know where players will end up. Most player movement in the past has occurred with trades or dispersal drafts. We take a look at last year’s free agent signings and where some guys could end up.

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NLL CBA Resolved? Shattler Says So

October 18, 2013

Calgary Roughnecks lefty forward Jeff Shattler tweeted earlier today that the National Lacrosse League CBA has gone through and is completed. This has not been confirmed from either side, but Shattler tweeted it and it is attached below.

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Is Cosmo Still the Answer in Buffalo?

October 18, 2013

Anthony Cosmo has been around the league, both in years and geographies. He has participated on five different NLL teams from the Toronto Rock to Washington (San Jose) Stealth, to Boston, to Minnesota, and finally now in Buffalo.   Most people understand that there are hardships both professionally and personally throughout life. Cosmo’s career hardships are quite clear themselves: geographical changes, team/coach/community support alterations, and distances.   Let us take…

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