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| After a relative saw off in the first half, one in which the Whitecaps created the better chances, only one team seemed to come out for the start of the second, and it wasnt the home team. Its an issue that has crept up from time to time for Vancouver, the most notable example being their July game with Chivas at BC Place. In that game, they conceded off a corner in the very early stages of the second half. Momentum turned, and the Whitecaps never got it back. The momentum turner against Portland also occurred early in the second half. Pedro Morales, who by his own high standards had probably his least effective home game since joining the club, took a knock, fell to the turf, and remained down with his boot off for a good two minutes. There was confusion, there was concern. An awful thought crossed my mind, as it probably did the managers, and seemingly Morales teammates too. If the skipper was seriously hurt, then the Portland game was inconsequential, the Whitecaps season would be in serious jeopardy. The Caps played for a few moments with 10 men, and then for a few more with the skipper hobbling. Not long after, Alvis Powell drifted in front of Andy OBrien to glance home the first, and eventual game winner for the Timbers. It was a double sucker punch. Concern for the captain, some discombobulation in his absence, and then the whammy of a goal against. Having been blanked in four of the last five, the realization will have sunk in to the young Whitecaps: that coming back would be a tall order. If that was the games defining moment, the consensus theme from the latest Cascadia clash was how badly they missed Gershon Koffie. In Carl Robinsons three-man central midfield set-up, one of the two holding pivots has to be able to provide something going forward. At one point, assistant coach Martyn Pert seemed to be begging Russell Teibert to try and penetrate, rather than constantly deferring to teammates laterally or behind him. Thats where Koffie was sorely missed. But the most worrisome matter from Saturday was the continuation of a franchise trend to come up short in big home games during the seasons run in. Last year, it was a devastating loss to RSLs second string team before 2-2 draws with Chivas and Portland when they needed maximum points. Even in 2012 when they made the playoffs, the Whitecaps lost 2-0 at home to Dallas, and later, 1-0 again to the Timbers, who have yet to lose in Vancouver. They even spoiled the BC Place grand opening in 2011. From here, the biggest question will be whether the higher ups acquiesce to the mounting demand by fans and media to bring in a goal scorer. At this stage, and with their cap maxed, thats a tall order, and would mean moving a young asset, something theyve been loathe to do. 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You want to generate more, but at the same time I thought we stuck with it." Pominvilles winner originated with a nifty pass from winger Paul Szczechura, who sprung Pominville on a breakaway that started right at the Florida blue line along the right boards. Pominville skated into the slot before sending a wrist shot past Scott Clemmensen. "I had a lot of time to put it away, and was able to find a hole," Pominville said. In a game that featured plenty of mundane plays with the puck, the Sabres were content on playing the chess match with a Florida team that was coming off a hard-earned win over Boston on Thursday. "It probably wasnt the most exciting game for the fans, but Im glad we stuck with our system," Miller said. "We had a tired team that was going to try and trap us, and I thought we did a good job of eliminating odd-man rushes and turnovers. Sometimes thats how you have to do it." 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"The players are taking a lot of pride on the defensive side of things," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. Down by a goal after 20 minutes, the Panthers tied it 1-1 on Garrisons ninth of the season. From the top of the left circle, he one-timed Tomas Fleischmanns pass from behind the goal-line. Roy gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead with his seventh of the season with 2:10 remaining in the first period. After receiving a pass at the blue line from Drew Stafford, Roy went in alone and wristed a shot past Clemmensen, who got a piece of the puck before it trickled in. "Not everything is going to be perfect," Clemmensen said. "We got a point, so we need to look at the bright side." NOTEhis one-game suspension for elbowing Philadelphias Matt Read in the head during Wednesdays game with the Flyers. ... Sabres LW Nathan Gerbe missed his first game after sustaining a concussion against the Flyers, but D Jordan Leopold and C Cody McCormick returned after both missed time with injuries. ... The Sabres recalled Szczechura from Rochester of the AHL prior to the game to replace Gerbe. ... Buffalo RW Corey Tropp left in the first period and didnt return after absorbing an open-ice hit by Florida D Dmitry Kulikov. The Sabres said Tropp sustained an upper-body injury. ... Buffalo C Jochen Hecht left and didnt return after getting hit with a shot in the third period. Cheap Jerseys nfl jerseys cheap authentic wholesale jerseys jerseys from china authentic Cheap Jerseys wholesale stitched jerseys ' ' ' |
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