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We gotta stop the Chris White is underrated talk already, OK?

If people still don’t know the name Chris White after watching just a single Buffalo Bandits game, then they have bigger problems than knowing what a kick ass defender is in this league.

White finally found a spot on the East’s All-Star team last year, and although that kinda recognition is nice for a pure defender like White, a low intensity, minimal contact. opposite-of-smash-mouth game like the ASG isn’t the kinda stage to get a feel for what White’s dropped on the NLL since entering the bigs in 2003.

Quick question, and don’t look up his career #’s on nll.com… What team did White begin is career with in the NLL?

For those that remembered it was the Albany Attack, good for you. White was a second round pick in the 2001 draft, spent a year in Albany, made the move to San Jose for a single season and after a trade to Buffalo, has been one of the best pure defenders in the NLL over the past three years.

White’s gritty, constant pressure, and ruthless style of D has fit in perfectly with Darris Kilgour’s style of ball and even though White was lost just minutes into the 2008 final against Portland due to a rolled ankle, there’s no denying White has been one of the cornerstones of a Bandits’ defensive unit that hasn’t given an inch since his arrival.

The three time Mann Cup winner with the Peterborough Lakers, the organization White has played all his junior and senior ball with, should likely even have more of the spotlight on him this winter with Kyle Laverty in Rochester.

But then again, for anyone that’s watched White over the years, the hard hitting defender performs no matter how many, or few, eyes are on him. Consistency doesn’t even begin to describe Chris White.

Does White belong in the NLL Insider Top 50? Hit the boards and let us know what your Top 50 looks like heading into the 2009 NLL season…

#50 Matt Roik, San Jose Stealth
#49 Jon Sullivan, Minnesota Swarm
#48 Billy Dee Smith, Buffalo Bandits
#47 Steve Toll, Rochester Knighthawks
#46 Jarett Park, New York Titans
#45 Bruce Murray, Colorado Mammoth
#44 Shawn Evans, Rochester Knighthawks
#43 Peter Lough, Toronto Rock
#42 Matt Vinc, New York Titans
#41 Jeff Shattler, Calgary Roughnecks
#40 Craig Point, Minnesota Swarm
#39 Scott Ranger, Calgary Roughnecks
#38 Brian Langtry, Colorado Mammoth
#37 Sean Pollock, Minnesota Swarm
#36 Jake Bergey, Boston Blazers
#35 Pat O’Toole, Rochester Knighthawks
#34 Kyle Sweeney, Philadelphia Wings
#33 Luke Wiles, Toronto Rock
#32 Ryan Boyle, New York Titans
#31 Chris White, Buffalo Bandits

Hit this link for NLL Insider’s Top 50 archive and keep checkin’ back every week as we countdown the top 50 best in the pro game, with #1 being named just before the NLL season kicks off.

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