With Michael Rexrode covering the top assignment each week, Atlas LC captain Tucker Durkin moved into an off-ball role. That’s bad news for opposing crease attackmen.

Durkin’s checks have erased opposing dodgers from games for a decade. Not just bagels in the box score -- guys would pass the ball as soon as they touched it. They’d rather take a night off than dodge Durkin.

Now, he’s bringing that physicality from X to the hole.