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The Whitecaps might have mercifully played their last-ever game against Chivas USA on Saturday. Cheap Patriots Jerseys China . With the lame-duck and weakest link MLS franchise on the block, hopes are high that an ambitious, deep-pocketed owner can come in, rebrand the club and then eventually move it to downtown Los Angeles. While the match-up has produced three four-goal games at BC Place, the games at Stub Hub Center have generally fallen under the file labelled "drudgery." Saturday night was a perfect example. Neither team wanted to lose and both were desperate to win...just not desperate enough. There were moments, particularly in the second half after the Goats introduced Mauro Rosales and Leandro Barrera on the wings, when the game threatened to open up, but it never really did. Clear-cut chances were non-existent. If the Whitecaps do miss the playoffs this season, they wont have to look any further than the three games against Chivas where they collected a paltry two points. For many supporters a six-game unbeaten streak with three-straight clean sheets and a league-lowest four losses from 23 games would be viewed as an achievement by a young side, but thats not how Whitecaps fans viewed their teams fourth 0-0 draw of the season, which was only slightly less disappointing than the scoreless effort at home with Montreal following the World Cup break. The was plenty of social media backlash over squad selection, which I think is a bit unfair. Gershon Koffie was ruled out as early as last Thursday, while playing Pedro Morales would have been a risk given his tight hamstring. Darren Mattocks deserved the chance to extend his goal-scoring exploits, but he, along with Omar Salgado, never showed the guile and conviction when they got in the front third. Sebastian Fernandez and substitutes Erik Hurtado and Kekuta Manneh seemed to struggle with the same issue. Once the ball was at their feet, they always looked of two minds. Hurtado was also caught offside once too often for anyones liking. One obvious bright spot was Russell Tieberts performance. He huffed and he puffed but he also sprayed the ball around and at least forced Chivas to work laterally. But against a team without its two starting centre-backs and a cloud of uncertainty hanging over it...and no support whatsoever, it was another draw that felt more like a loss for Vancouver. Players and coaches shrug off the notion that the Whitecaps are incapable of winning at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, but through 12 games in Southern California, the Whitecaps have amassed a meagre seven points out of 36, all of which have come came against Chivas. Vancouver has never taken even a point off of the Galaxy, their next opponents, in six tries there. What Vancouver wasted by not finding that one critical goal was a chance to close some ground on the teams above them, while distancing themselves from the those in the rear-view mirror. The out-of-town scoreboard was relatively kind over the weekend with Seattle, Colorado and the Galaxy all losing, while Portland managed a only single point at New England. If Chivas USA was in fact the Whitecaps nemesis team, then at least they can take comfort in not having to play them again under that moniker, but Vancouver did little to dispel the belief that they rise to bigger occasions and fall to the lesser ones. Well see if that theme comes to pass this Saturday against the Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and company. Cheap Dwayne Allen Jersey . Watching them over the past year - and in some cases, two years - has given us a starting point for this seasons Craigs List. Cheap Patriots Jerseys. There is no argument that the line of Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek was one of the hottest in the NHL leading into the post-season, and they did combine for three goals and seven points, but it was the depth of all four lines that helped propel Montreal.The Anaheim Ducks have thrived in tight games during a successful stretch at home, but their recent matchups with the Toronto Maple Leafs havent been as close. The Ducks will try to end a six-game skid to the Maple Leafs while earning a 12th win in 16 contests on their own ice Wednesday night. Listen to all the action LIVE on TSN 1050 in Toronto with coverage beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. The Maple Leafs, though, are 3-9-0 since that game. However, theyve been better at limiting opponents shots since interim coach Peter Horachek took over for the fired Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6. Toronto (22-18-3) has yielded an average of 22.0 shots in the past three games, 12.4 fewer than in the first 40. The Maple Leafs gave up 20 in Mondays opener to a four-game trip - matching their second-fewest this season - but lost 2-0 to Los Angeles after topping Columbus 5-2 on Friday. Well take that loss, because I thought we deserved better, goaltender Jonathan Bernier said. Were feeling pretty good about ourselves, even though we lost. ... We have to look at the positives, and our game lately has been much better. The Maple Leafs were outshot 42-27 by Anaheim last month, but Bernier proved up to the challenge. Hes 5-0-1 with a 1.65 goals-against average in six starts against the Ducks, but 3-5-0 with a 3.06 GAA in eight games since the last meeting. His teammates havent helped him lately, producing nine goals in the first five games in 2015. Leading scorer Phil Kessel has one goal and one assist in that stretch, registering both against Columbus. Kessel had two goals and an assist in the first meeting with Anaheim, giving him six goals and six assists in his past five matchups. Cheap Patriots Jerseys Authentic. Tyler Bozak has five goals and four assists in five games against the Ducks. Anaheim (27-10-6) has earned all 11 victories in its past 15 home games by one goal or in a shootout and went the latter route in a 5-4 win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Rickard Rakell completed the comeback from a two-goal deficit by tying the game with 2:03 left in regulation. Rakell matched the franchise rookie record for points in a game with two goals and two assists, his first multipoint performance in 54 career contests. We have good character on this team. Even after we were down a couple of goals, we knew we could win the game, Rakell said. The Ducks havent produced such magic against the Maple Leafs of late, having been outscored 29-12 in the last six meetings. They gave up four goals in the third period in a 6-2 loss in Toronto on Dec. 16 as their seven-game win streak came to an end. Toronto is the only team that Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf hasnt scored against. 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