Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope it was a relaxing weekend and that the week ahead is a good one. It was a businesslike performance from Vancouver on Friday night, who made no mistake in dispatching the Western Conference’s worst team, Sporting Kansas City. As I wrote about on Friday, this was always the most likely outcome but I still always worry about these matchups. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 20
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week — if you’re anything like me, you’re ready for the weekend to be here. Before the weekend begins in earnest, however, we get a rare Friday night game for the Whitecaps, as they play host to Sporting Kansas City at BC Place. This is another big opportunity for the Caps to … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 17
Good Monday morning, Caps fans. I hope you all had a good weekend and are mentally preparing for the week ahead. It was a good weekend for the Caps, as they went top of the Supporters Shield standings with a businesslike 2-0 win over NYCFC at home. Vancouver could have been well clear after the first half (sound familiar?), but Matt Freese kept the away … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 13
Good Friday morning, Caps fans. Hope you all are having a lovely week and that you get a well-deserved break this weekend. For the second time this year, the Whitecaps will square off against an Eastern Conference opponent. And NYCFC represents a fairly stiff test. Outside of Seattle and San Jose, this is likely the toughest team the Caps have played all year. For context, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 10
Good Monday morning, Caps fans. I hope you’re having a good start to your week and enjoying the spring-like weather we finally have. It was a wild ride on Saturday night but, somehow, someway the Caps pulled out a 3-2 win over Portland. And boy, is there a lot to unpack here. The Timbers looked a bit better than they did in the return fixture, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 6
Good Friday morning, Caps fans. Hope you all are having a good week and that the first few days of April have been treating you well. After what felt like an interminable layoff, the Whitecaps are back in action on Saturday. In an odd quirk of the 2026 schedule, they take on the Portland Timbers for the second time this year, just weeks after besting … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 3
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and that your week ahead is a good one. The good news? April and spring are almost upon us. The international break marches on, with Sebastian Berhalter and Ralph Priso coming off the bench for their respective countries on Saturday. Rayan Elloumi also started for Tunisia in their friendly over the weekend as … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 30
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are winding things down for the week and are headed for a relaxing and restful weekend. There isn’t much news to report, as we get a rare off week from MLS action due to the international break. Shout-out to the Caps in action, including Sebastian Berhalter and Ralph Priso, who will be suiting up in friendlies tomorrow. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 27
Good Monday morning, Caps fans. Hope you had a good weekend and that the week ahead is a good one. The Caps’ perfect start was foiled by San Jose, with a belter from Beau Leroux being the only thing separating the two sides. Credit to San Jose, who have vastly improved their defensive shape since these two teams last met at BC Place. This was … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 23
Good Friday morning, Caps fans, hope you all are winding down your work week and that the weekend is coming into focus. The Caps will have one fewer competition to worry about after bowing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday night. It was always going to be a tough ask to overcome a three-goal deficit in this one. As I wrote in the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 20