Its down to the final week of the NLL season and now, here's your guide on not only playoff scenarios, but how each team will finish in each seeding based on this weekend's events.

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Random Thoughts | LaxEDGE My random thoughts… Well, Random Thoughts is back. Where the heck has it been? Well, a lot of life circumstances have played out since last June, and if I wrote about that, we would be here for a very...

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In this edition, games last week that had big playoff ramifications. Building through the draft. How many wins are really needed to make the playoffs. Who could be trade bait at the trade deadline?

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Random Thoughts: Is Matt Vinc the GOAT? - Lacrosse Culture Daily Is Matt Vinc the greatest box lacrosse player of all time? We explore the stats, the NLL finals, and what's next for the league and its teams!

Matt Vinc is unquestionably the greatest goaltender in NLL history. But is he the greatest player period in NLL history? Plus a crazy offseason ahead and where to stream lacrosse for free this summer.

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Random Thoughts: Rush Vs. Bandits Part Three - Lacrosse Culture Daily Dive into a thrilling lacrosse weekend recap: Bandits and Rush split the series, setting the stage for an epic Game 3!

Games 1 and 2 of the NLL finals are split. And is the animosity from several box lacrosse fans towards the PLL overblown?

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Random Thoughts: What Just Happened? - Lacrosse Culture Daily Relive the wildest lacrosse game of the year! We dissect how the Rush stunned Halifax and what to expect in the 2025 NLL Finals!

A crazy finish to Saturday's semi-final. Breaking down the game tying goal. And who has the edge in thr finals?

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Random Thoughts: Are the Bandits Already a Dynasty? - Lacrosse Culture Daily The Buffalo Bandits secure their spot in the NLL Finals, while the Rush hold the edge in their semi-final clash. Is Buffalo a dynasty?

Bandits get the sweep. Rush strike first. Is a bye week a good thing this deep in the playoffs. Late game shenangigans in Halifax. And are goalies favored to win the playoff MVP?

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Random Thoughts: Faceoffs, Attendance, and Scheduling! - Lacrosse Culture Daily The news of the NLL quarterfinals: records falling in Buffalo, attendance issues in Saskatchewan and a controversial semi-final schedule.

Record breaking night in Buffalo. Updated faceoff data. Attendance issues in Saskatchewan. And a problematic semi-final schedule.

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Random Thoughts: Every Remaining Playoff Scenario - Lacrosse Culture Daily 256 scenarios remain for the NLL playoffs... let's go through every one of them! Click to see each scenario!

One week left in the NLL season. Buffalo and Sask are the 1-2 seeds. Halifax, Vancouver and Rochester are in but are battling for a home playoff game. Plus some scenarios are a little easier to explain.

And for those that love details, all 256 remaining scernarios.

All 512 scenarios remaining in the race for the NLL playoffs.

Left - winner of each remaining game

Middle - Who finishes 3rd through 8th (Buffalo is 1st, Sask is 2nd) based on that combination of results

Right - each team's odds

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Random Thoughts: All the Clinching Scenarios - Lacrosse Culture Daily Evan Schemenauer breaks down the playoff clinching scenarios for every NLL team!

Every team's playoff scenarios (and even a few too difficult to explain). Warning, it's a doozy.

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RT: Narrowing it Down to 2.1 Million Playoff Scenarios - Lacrosse Culture Daily From 67 million to 2.6 million... the NLL Playoff scenarios will melt your brain. Luckily, we simplified them!

We're down to 2.1 million possible playoff scenarios, no biggie, right?

This week, we look at what we know about the NLL post season, what we don't know, and how this weekend's games play into the final results.

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Random Thoughts: 67 Million Playoff Scenarios - Lacrosse Culture Daily There are 67 million remaining scenarios for the playoffs, and Evan Schemenauer breaks down each one!

67 million playoff scenarios still to go so what can we figure out now? A few games this weekend have major implications.

I apologize in advance if this makes your head explode. 🤯

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Random Thoughts: The First Look at Playoff Scenarios - Lacrosse Culture Daily The NLL Playoff scenarios are becoming more clear for each franchise. Click to read about what your favourite team needs to do!

Playoff scenarios for the teams on the bubble. The Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup will be decided this weekend. And Christian Del Bianco shines in his Warriors debut.

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Random Thoughts: Recapping the Deadline - Lacrosse Culture Daily Christian Del Bianco was finally traded to Vancouver while a complicated four-team trade shook up the rest of the league!

CDB is finally traded. A 4-way trade that leaves most people confused. Sask & Georgia play a deeply defensive battle, tiebreak scenarios and what the upset losses for the Bandits, Thunderbirds and Wings means in the playoff race.

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Random Thoughts: Lets Talk About the CBA - Lacrosse Culture Daily A new CBA is coming for the NLL, what should it include? Let's discuss.

Trade deadline is approaching. Bandits beat the Rush. Looking forward at schedules of teams in the battle for a playoff spot, updated faceoff statistics and what needs to change in the next CBA.

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Random Thoughts: A Wild Week for the Toronto Rock - Lacrosse Culture Daily The Toronto Rock finally pulled the parachute on the season and began a legendary sell-off in advance of the trade deadline!

Halifax is on a roll. The Rush and Bandits meet with 1st place on the line. Toronto stockpiles draft picks. And does Vancouver need to shake up its offense?

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Random Thoughts: Midseason NLL Awards - Lacrosse Culture Daily Evan Schemenauer selects his Midseason NLL Awards winners and explains his preferences on double-headers!

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Random Thoughts: Albany's Options and Seals Offensive Struggles - Lacrosse Culture Daily Random Thoughts this week looks at the Warriors and Seals struggles, Albany and their trade options and the RMLL draft!

Vancouver, Albany and San Diego woes, Saskatchewan's rise, and whether there's a point to the RMLL draft for two teams.

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Random Thoughts: The Critical Percentage of Faceoff Wins At what point does faceoff percentage become statistically relevent to winning? The data suggests some interesting findings.

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Random Thoughts: What is the Statistical Value of a Faceoff? - Lacrosse Culture Daily Disclaimer: Evan Schemenauer is a Saskatoon based NLL writer. Random thoughts is a weekly column which outlines a wide variety of thoughts that Evan has on the NLL and lacrosse world! The opinions in ...

Can you put a statistical value on a faceoff to determine whether you need to upgrade to a FOGO? Well yes, you actually can. When should you upgrde to a FOGO? How much defensive efficiency did Rochester gain adding Sisselberger last Saturday?

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Random Thoughts: A New Years Resolution for Every Team - Lacrosse Culture Daily For the first Random Thoughts of the New Year, Evan Schemenauer picked a New Years resolution for every NLL team!

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Schemenauer's Random Thoughts: Rush, Swarm Surging - Lacrosse Culture Daily This week we cover some ugly incidents around the league, some rules clarifications, and the Rush and Swarm surging.

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Who had Jake Naso winning the faceoff battle tonight?

Random Thoughts: Rock Struggles, Attendance, and The Bionda - Lacrosse Culture Daily The Rock are struggling, Curtis Dickson still has it, and why you shouldn't worry about attendance numbers!

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Decent crowd in Vegas tonight considering that VGK is also playing at home & UNLV was playing for a spot in the NCAA football national championship playoffs.

It's going to take a while to get used to seeing Benesch in #21.

Faceoffs matter. Naso might have only gone 8 of 23 against Nardella, but 35% against Nardella is pretty good for most teams. That number alone created 5 extra possessions for the Rush that Albany didn't get, including a critical one with 16 seconds left.

Pretty good for a tough 1st game match up.

TNML was way off course. But faceoffs matter.

Random Thoughts: NLL is Back! Random Thoughts is back! Check out Evan Schemenauer's weekly column on Calgary's summer, Rush Social Media, and Veteran free agents!

Random Thoughts is back!

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