With the 2010 Major League Lacrosse season more than halfway over, the race to qualify for the Steinfeld Cup playoffs is still very tight. No team has been eliminated from playoff contention, as only three games separate first place from last place in the standings. The league leaders are the Boston Cannons, currently 5-2 and undefeated so far at home this season. Right behind them in a tie for second place are the Chesapeake Bayhawks, Chicago Machine and Denver Outlaws. Still in the hunt for one of the four playoff spots are the Long Island Lizards and the Toronto Nationals.
Leading the way in individual achievement is Boston midfielder Matt Poskay, who has scored an astonishing 30 goals, beating out his nearest competitors by ten goals each. Despite the huge goal advantage, he sits only three points ahead of Peet Poillon, the Chesapeake midfielder who has 11 assists to go with his 20 goals. The current assist leader is Boston attacker Ryan Boyle. His 21 assists – many to Poskay – combine with the six goals he has scored himself to tie him for fourth place in the points standings.
There are five games remaining for each team until the start of the playoffs on August 21. On July 8th, the MLL All Stars will take on the US Men’s National Team at the MLL All-Star Game in Boston.