The NLL has announced the starters for next month’s All-Star game in Edmonton, and the Roughnecks were shut out. Now, you can make a case that a 3-5 record implies a lack of stars, but I think the exclusion of Lewis Ratcliff has more to do with an organized and motivated fanbase in Coldorado than it has to do with a rational look at the numbers.

Yes, it’s just and All-Star game. Yes, there’s fan voting. Yes Jeff Zywicki of the Stealth is a great choice at forward. But don’t tell me one of Dan Carey or Gavin Prout from the Mammoth couldn’t have been named a reserve in place of Ratcliff, 4th in the league in scoring, tied for 2nd in goals with 20.

Other than that, hard to find fault with the Western team, voting for Gee Nash in goal is like voting for Marty Brodeur, while Eric martin and Brodie Merrill are a couple of loose ball hounds on the back end and very fitting choices.

The reserves are yet to be named, and I fully expect Ratcliff to be named to the squad, and if there’s any justice in world, Scott Ranger will get a nod as well

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