With the 2012 NLL season fast approaching, Darris Kilgour made the final cuts to the Buffalo Bandits roster. The 23-man roster has 17 holdovers from last year and a few surprising omissions. Bandits.com has the official release.

Kevin Buchanan, Mat Giles and Luke Wiles are the new faces up front for Buffalo. They will replace a prominent name from the last few seasons, Brett Bucktooth (a 2011 All-Star). Jay Thorimbert was also cut from the final roster; however his release is slightly less surprising.

Bucktooth was a highly touted prospect and had tons of potential when he broke into the league. He had a few solid seasons, but never seemed capable of taking the next step in his development. His disappointing play compounded those issues in recent seasons. He went from a player who could be counted on to one that was passed over in clutch situations. Continue reading →