Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a lovely week and that your weekend is coming ever closer. The Whitecaps got some brutal news this week, with the club announcing that Ryan Gauld will be out until April after undergoing a follow-up procedure on his knee. There were some fears about Gauld’s status after he missed the first preseason friendly earlier this … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday January 30
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are staying safe and warm and getting your week off to a good start. We will pick up where we left off on Friday, when I had to rush to update the column with late-breaking rumors regarding the departure of Joedrick Pupe back to Belgium. The move would help ease the glut of centerbacks that the Caps … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 26
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you are all having a good week and that the weekend is beckoning ever closer. The squad appears to be enjoying their preseason in Marbella, which is marching on ahead of their first friendly. The photos on social media make me jealous that I am sitting in the frigid Upper Midwest, rather than sunny Spain. The benefits of being … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday January 23
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a lovely start to the week after a good weekend. The Whitecaps have touched down in Spain, kicking off the 2026 campaign in style. All the players you would hope are with the squad are there (i.e Tristan Blackmon), save Ralph Priso, Rayan Elloumi, and Jeevan Badwal, who were with the Canadian National Team camp. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 19
Good Friday morning, Caps fans. Hope it’s been a good week and that you have a restful and restorative weekend ahead of you. It was another … interesting week for the Caps. And while much of that stemmed from the ongoing Tristan Blackmon drama, we had some actual signings and movement elsewhere. But first, let’s recap the Blackmon saga, which ultimately turned out to be … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday January 16
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and that the week ahead is a positive one. We got news last week that three Caps players will earn their first Canada call-ups, joining Jesse Marsch and Co. for the January camp. Given the timing, this is an understandably MLS-heavy roster. That means an opportunity for Jeevan Badwal, Rayan Elloumi, and Ralph … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 12
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope it’s been a good week for everyone and that you’re wrapping things up at work before the weekend. It’s been an eventful week in Caps world — and not in a fun way. News dropped on Wednesday afternoon that Miami was rumored to be interested in trading/cashfering for Tristan Blackmon. Then the Miami Herald reported that it was … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday January 9
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you are all gearing up for post holiday life and that the start of your week is going well. It appears the next major domino has fallen in the Whitecaps’ off-season, with Ali Ahmed now officially sold to Norwich City in the Championship. The exact fee isn’t yet known, but it is rumored to be around £1.4 million, which … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 5
Good Friday morning Caps fans — hope you all had a great New Years and that 2026 is off to a good start. The start of the new year means a new season is, incredibly, not all that far off. The Caps will be boarding a plane for Marbella Spain before you know it. In the meantime, instead of resolutions for the club, I’m going … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday January 2
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely week and that your holidays have been filled with light and joy. And for those who don’t celebrate, I hope you have still found peace and rest in these days. The holiday did get me thinking about which free agent players the Whitecaps’ front office might be looking to pick up as a stocking … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday December 26