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 them on the road at Providence Park.

The Timbers have continued to struggle since that first date, losing to a 10-man Houston side and drawing 1-1 with the Galaxy. You never want to underestimate a Cascadia Cup match but this is a game the Caps should be expecting to get three points from.

The end of the international break, however, was not kind to Vancouver. Ralph Priso, who deservedly earned a start in Canada’s final friendly with Tunisia, limped off in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury. The severity of the injury remains to be seen, but it seems safe to say that he will not be featuring on Saturday.

This is a real blow. Priso has slowly become a key piece, and his comfort on the ball is a big boost...