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This year’s inclusion of Minnesota to the National Lacrosse League’s Western Division sparked a lot of debate.

Some felt the Swarm, one of the East’s heavy hitters in ‘08, would trash what appeared to be a weaker Western Division this winter.

Well after the fact however, now that the Swarm have tripped outta the gates to a 2-5 record (although 2-2 versus the West), others are playing the whole, “Oh yeah, I coulda told you that” line, claiming that a stronger West is too much for Minny.

Either way though, the East versus West debate in the NLL (not even gonna get into the BC, Alb and Ont Jr. A debate today) is hotter than ever this winter as teams have gone back-and-forth in cross-divisional clashes.

So far this year, the East is owning a slim 6-4 series lead, but the same can’t be said for recent year’s past.

After breaking down 2009 all the way to the 2005 regular season, the edge in wins when the two divisions are put up against one another is heavily in the East’s favor.

Below, check out how the regular season series between both divisions has played out over the past four years and change, with Champion’s Cup, MVP and the scoring leader for those years also included. Only once has a Western based team or player on a Western team grabbed one of those honours since ‘05.

Which division is stronger? Is there a reason why the East usually comes out on top? Will a Western based player win any of this year’s major hardware? Any other theories out there? Hit the boards and let us know.

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