not going to play next season. It was announced that the Ravens did not meet the requirements needed to join the NLL.

National Lacrosse League Press Release
July 20, 2007

TIME RUNS OUT ON VANCOUVER FOR 2008
Vancouver Ravens will not rejoin National Lacrosse League for 2008 season

The National Lacrosse League has announced that the Vancouver Ravens franchise will not be reinstated for the 2008 season. A proposed ownership group led by former NFL and NBA executive Bob Whitsitt, received conditional approval for reinstatement on June 19th. The group had 30 days in which to meet a series of terms and conditions set forth by the league's Board of Governors for reinstatement.
All of the conditions required by the league could not be met in time for the club to be reinstated. The conditions were to be satisfied by July 19 in order for the club to begin play for the 2008 season. Vancouver last played in the league during the 2004 season.
The 2008 NLL season will consist of fourteen member clubs. The expansion Boston franchise joins the other thirteen returning member clubs that will play in the upcoming season.
Media: Any further questions from media on this matter can be directed to the applicant, Bob Whitsitt at 425-453-0773 or bob@whitsittenterprises.com.

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Doug Fritts
Vice President of Communications
National Lacrosse League

The question is will the Swarm be under the bus, and be forced out west as a result of the lack of a western expansion team this season?

It is most likely that the league will stay in two divisions with seven members each side, so someone is going west. I'm not sure that there is value in talking about what would be fair because as a MN I think that it would be completely reasonable to have Chicago be the team that moves out west, based on they fact that MN was in the East first and should have the first say.

Im' not sure that the league wants to deal with divisions of five and four teams to move to a three division set-up.