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LETS GO NOW BOYS, PLAY LIKE YOU DID LAST NIGHT AGAIN TONIGHT!!! THE PLACE IS GONNA BE PACKED AND YOUR GONNA WIN TONGIHT FOR YOURSELVE, YOUR TEAM MATES AND COACHS, YOUR FAMILY, BUT FOR MOST OF ALL, PETERBOROUGH!!!! LETS BRING THE MANN CUP BACK TO WHERE IT BELONGS,,,,IN LACROSSEVILLE,,,,LETS GO YOU LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SINCE TONIGHT WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE VICTORY, HOPEFULLY THE BOYS THAT GOT THEM TO THE MANN CUP GET TO PLAY. THERE IS NOT NEED FOR THE JUNIOR CALL UPS. YOU HAVE WON ALL YEAR WITHOUT THEM.
GO LAKERS GO!
They need to go with the same lineup as last night, that is a much faster lineup with Shawn & Steve Evans & Sorensen, then it is with Panos & Phair, the Rocks just cant keep up with the lineup we had last night.
shawn will likely sit out nobody nows who is actually playing anymore whith the exception of grant because some players that arent in the lineup still warmup wich to me is very odd and i dont see the point of warming up for a game you arent playing.I hope they stick whith the same line up which includes shawn because he seemed to spark the lakers big outburst on cosmo.
I went out of my way tonight to stop to talk to some great Vic Fans, who came to Peterborough to follow their Rocks. We had a great conversation.
What interested me, was that they were a mirror reflection of the interest my wife and I had when we were in Victoria a year ago as Laker fans.
Let me encourage all Laker fans, to go out of their way to express their kindness and hospitality for visiting Shamrock fans. I know what it feels like when someone came up to my wife and I and shared a few kind words.
I also know the hurt I felt when Laker fans at the games in Victoria encountered abuse and a nasty reception.
Fans are fans. And when you see a Shamrock fan at our games........you also see yourself, if you had the opportunity to go west to cheer for our guys.
Listen.......it is the noodleheads, who disgrace the sport and disgrace our country, and our city, who insult our guest fans.
The number one reason the Lakers are so far up on the Shamrocks, is because of their penalty killing unit.
Sure....John Grant and Scott Evans are great goal scorers. And, they have produced and done magic game in game out.
But, from my perspective, the Lakers dominance on penalty killing has totally wiped out the Shamrocks' power play. And I mean totally.
Before tonights game, the Rocks had scored about 10% on power play opportunities. The Lakers were over 30%.
Does that tell you something?
I can't even imagine what the percentages are after tonights game.
When you look at the defensive lineup......look at Scott Self.
Dan Carey, has done a great job at ragging the ball through the series on the man down situation, and scoring goals at the other end of the floor on offence.
Tonight, we saw Jamie Batley demonstrate his understanding of player contributions. Tonight we saw him insert Shawn Evans into the lineup. Shawn Evans, not only has the wheels, but he also has intensity and heart. Within five minutes, Shawn had connected with his first goal.
Tonight we saw the Lakers strike hard and fast and they were eo unrelenting that the Rocks couldn't find their legs.
I have to give the Shamrocks alot of credit after tonight's game. My son is a goalie and a fan of goalies. He was looking for a good time to ask Anthony Cosmo for an autograph. One would think that tonight would not be that night. Dan Dawson was in the hallway and was very gracious when asked for an autograph. He took an interest in my boy and took the time to talk a bit before going into the room. One of the training staff then came out of the room and saw him standing outside of the tunnel and asked him if he could help him with something. My son explained himself and gave him a ball. He came back with the signatures of all three goalies. It speaks well to the professionalism of the franchise and it's players. Yes they had a hard game and a tough loss but they looked past that and made a kid feel very special tonight.
A 12 yr old boy I coach, who is also a goalie, has Anthony Cosmo's girl friend as a teacher. He asked her if she would mind asking him to autograph his ball for him. A few weeks later he was called to the office over the PA system. Wondering what kind of trouble he was in, he went to office only to find Cosmo there to autograph his ball for him in person! After a 10 minute talk, Cosmo asked my goalie if he would autograph "his" ball.
so if no one cares about nationals until junior, why does Ontario keep hosting them ? tell that to the thousands of kids that play lacrosse that the Nationals don't count? Why do parents,Provincial Lacrosse Associations, CLA spent so much money on something that doesn't count ? My son was heartbroken when he didn't make the provincial squad, to him and his teammates it does count!!
Now that's much better ............ 12 - 5 final for the Lakers in case you missed it. It was 8 - 1 after the 1st period. What an addition Shawn Evans was tonight. Great effort all around. By the way .... I was glad to see also that the Rocks have a nice local contingent also. It is great entertainment.
Hey, does anyone know who Scott Evans fought two years ago in the mann cup finals against victoria. I remember it was a long fight (5 minutes) and they quit eventually. I am just trying to remember who it was. does anyone know?
DAN CAREY YOU SHOULD BE MVP YOUR ROCK!!
PAT ONLY 3 MORE POINTS FOR ALL TIME POINTS BY A GOALIE IN MANN CUP HISTORY.. GOOD LUCK
He fought # 39 Mckay and it was MAYBE a minute and a half TOPS.
A round in boxing (and they aren't even punching the whole time)doesn't last five minutes because NOBODY has the stamina to throw punches for that long.
Everyone has to hand it to the Lakers even Shamrocks fans, they played an excellent game. Patty got it done in our net the offence was clicking it was just a very good game all around.
Dan Carey has been running a clinic out there on the PK and as of the 2nd period has drawn 9 penalties with his efforts. Carey is my choice for MVP of the series
Dan has been great, but without O'Toole playing the way he has, the Lakers would be in trouble.. Especially on the P.P. I'd have to say O'Toole for MVP
I see they are little slow on posting the Lakers loss last night on their website. Are they that upset it wasn't a four game sweep, or are they just poor sports when they lose!...LOL
The score has been posted all day, well before you posted you're message. It's on the home page. In bold red at the top it says "Lakers lose Game 3".
I know it's tough to see when you're just so darned excited to start chatting away with you're computer buddies!
The score was posted probably around 1 or 2am the same night as the game. You may need to hit "refresh" on your browser to get it updated but it was deinately up right away.
Well, that was a bit better eh? The rocks still have to pick it up a bit though. I have confidence. Didn't hear you on the webcast, did you give it a try? Anyway good luck tonight and drive safe.
One quick question .......... how many home town boys play for the "Rocks"? THAT will be the difference in the end .......... the Boro boys and theirs friends will prevail. Nobody said it was going to be a cakewalk. Victoria is a very good team. They wouldn't be here if they weren't, but I think that we are still the better team, and if we keep this group together, they will go out west next year for the repeat.
I hope so...., Makes for excellent watching. As for home town boys, my two daughters and my son all take camps with Rocks players like Dan Dawson, Darcy, Lewis, Chris McKay, Jenner, and Cosmo. They are excellent in the community and I'm proud to have them wearing the Green. No matter who wins, it is excellent lacrosse.
Well things went our way last night Travis. Lakers played a good game though it looked like it was going to go the same as the first two. Too bad on that vicious head shot though at the end of the game. Cost him the game to take it..., Hope he felt it was worth it. That just sparks us up!!! That's lacrosse.
Dave I was talking with laverty afterwards adn he told me he felt that the shams player ducked a little and he feels that the player came off the bench knowing lav hits a little high to draw the penalty. YES IT WAS HIGH, but dirty i dont know it was an accidnet. ohh well.
All that guy does is whine and constantly find away to come over to the bench and for what, I have no idea! Why the hell did the ref let the Victoria team away with faking that they were going to change goalies - had King look like he was going out and then never even changed it up! That should have been a delay of game! COSMO needs an ass whipin!
I also think it is time to drop the gloves Laverty/Crosswell or Steve Evans! The amount of penatlies the refs are handing out for BS reasons's, you might as well make it worth it! The crowd will get soooooooooooo pumped if this was to happen! At least if you fight, your taking a Victoria player with you and won't be playing short handed! The fans need to see some action!
Take out Cosmo? I guess you mean to take him out to dinner. He has been the story of the series so far, apart from the crappy, biased officials. Cosmo has made 148 saves in three games, O'toole 109. Wow, small minds might say, the Lakers a really taking it to the Shamrocks. Small minds should look deeper. The bozos in black have been terrible. Boro has reaped the benefit of the bad decisions. 27 Boro power plays, to just 19 for the Shamrocks. That accounts for a lot of extra shots. 9 power play goals for the home team accounts for a 2 game to 1 lead in the series. Why the H would anyone in the Boro cry about the refs? They are trying their best to give you the series.
Cosmo has played well, he was one of the main reasons the Rocks won the WLA title.The men in black have sucked in this series.is that the best the OLA has to offer ?
Laker fans were complaining during the MLS final series about the same referee's tilting the scales in Brampton's favour.
And...to my western friends on here, I was at the Mann Cup games last year in Victoria and...it goes without saying that the referees were totally impartial?
Victoria has the option, to bring a WLA referee east with them.
Teams get the penalties referees see.
Most players I have spoken to, simply accept penalties as part of the flow of the game.
From wha tI see, most fans, watch one team play lacrosse.
Well said.. To win this Championship, you have to suck it up and forget about ref's.. They suck, they've sucked all year.. This league will never take the next step until it gets better officiating all around..
haha, I was just saying to my buddie last night at the game that the Lakers should dress Darryl Walsh who is 6'5 245lbs & have him run Cosmo over, I have never seen anyone whine more then Cosmo, everytime the play stops & the Rocks dont get there way he's right in the Refs face crying like a little baby.
Kennear is our tough guy. Do you see him playing? No because our boys take care of themselves. Retaliation is never a good idea and is NOT a team concept. Grow up. Even your team is not whinning as much as the fans. It is all part of the game. Get inside someones head. See the game for what it is. Go ahead and bring out your GOON. Watch the rocks dance around his non-talented ass.
Salmonbellies tried that stuff..dressing Burnett who had hands of stone but is a ex-NHL goon . He was a big liability and one less Salmonbellie that could play the game
The draw was done tonight at game four. I'm not sure if the prize was claimed or not. The winning number is posted in the lobby across from the Lakers Merchandise Table.