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| TORONTO - Toronto FC went 1-2-2 during an injury-plagued Florida training camp, coming home to a frozen tundra. Blue Jays Jerseys China . Star striker Jermain Defoe has yet to touch down and fellow marquee signings Michael Bradley and Gilberto have been hampered by injury. Goalie Julio Cesar is on international duty with Brazil in South Africa and backup forward Bright Dike is already probably out for the season after tendon surgery. Manager Ryan Nelsen has been down three fullbacks and three strikers. Minor niggles have turned into more bothersome setbacks. Its meant extra minutes for some players and new positions for others. For an MLS franchise that has gone all-in on the transfer market in a bid to finally make the playoffs after seven seasons of failure and a woeful 51-105-66 record, there is still much work to do. The good news is Toronto has a bye this weekend when 16 clubs kick off the 2014 season. Toronto opens March 15 in Seattle. "We planned that brilliantly," Nelsen said dryly after practice Tuesday under the bubble at the teams well-appointed north Toronto training ground. Nelsen, in his second year at the helm, has managed to find some positives in the rocky pre-season. "It did expose our weaknesses," he said. "You always get exposed at some part of the season, whether its injuries or suspensions or international call-ups or something like that." "We know what we have, we know what we need to be and where we need to get to," he added. "Its good to know now rather than a quarter or halfway through the season. "Well be a different animal come the 15th but in the back of my mind, its a nice thing to know moving forward." Depth is an issue. Toronto can field an impressive starting 11 but pre-season has already shown that the wrong combination of injuries at the wrong position can cause havoc. The team remains very much a work in progress. Even MLSsoccer.com, which ranked TFC 17th out of 19 teams in its weekly "power rankings," has Toronto 14th in its pre-season list. "Were not all aboard the bandwagon just yet," said the website. Nelsen, whose team went 6-17-11 last season, says he doesnt concern himself with "outside voices." But the former New Zealand international knows that whipping up a gourmet meal is more than just buying the right ingredients. "Just because you make some changes, its not like a light switch. It does take time," he said. "Thats the beauty of sport. "But in saying that we fully expect to get where we want to be. And if you think the expectations are high outside, theyre probably higher inside. But we know its hard and we know its a journey to get to." The pre-season injury list has included forwards Gilberto (quadricep) and Dike (tendon), midfielders Jonathan Osorio (flu) and Daniel Lovitz (knee) and fullbacks Mark Bloom (quadricep), Bradley Orr (calf) and Justin Morrow (hip). Bradley, who withdrew from the U.S squad to face Ukraine in Cyprus, is nursing a minor foot issue. More worrying for Nelsen is the fact that the injuries to Bloom and Orr started as minor issues but got worse. "Well definitely be addressing it," Nelsen said. "You always get niggles and you always get injuries but theyre re-injuries. When you re-do an injury, its major cause for concern." Nelsen expects everyone to be ready for the season. Defoe, the former Tottenham star, is expected to join the team after Wednesdays England friendly against Denmark. "As soon as he plays the game for England, hell be on a plane over," said Nelsen. Still, that means a longer road for team chemistry. Although, unlike past off-seasons, Torontos transaction list has been relatively short and very select. Bradley, Defoe, Gilberto, Cesar, Morrow, Jackson, Orr, and veteran midfielder Dwayne De Rosario are all targeted as starters. The injuries at fullback have meant rookie centre back Nick Hagglund has been shifted to an emergency right back. "Couldnt be more happy with Nick," said Nelsen. Toronto Blue Jays Pro Shop . -- Jonathan Diaz is easy to spot in the Blue Jays clubhouse. Wholesale Blue Jays Jerseys .55 million euros (US$18.6 million) to Spanish tax authorities on Monday to cover any potential irregularities in its signing of Neymar, all the while maintaining its innocence of the fraud charges levied against it. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/ . So it was understandable if he was a little shaky early in his return to the Texas Rangers rotation. He spent most of the outing searching for his best stuff, but still managed to shut down the struggling Minnesota Twins offence.ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - IceDogs goaltender Brent Moran stopped 35 shots as Niagara topped Saginaw 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday. Vince Dunn, Eric Ming, and Graham Knott each had a goal and an assist for the IceDogs (18-27-7), and Aaron Haydon added the other Niagara goal. Justin Sefton and Kristoff Kontos had goals for Saginaw (25-23-5), while Eric Locke picked up two assists. Spirit goalie Nikita Serebryajov made 31 saves in the loss. --- FRONTENACS 7 PETES 6 (SO) PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Spencer Watson scored in regulation and again in a shootout to lift the visiting Frontenacs over the Petes. Henri Ikonen scored twice for Kingston (28-19-4), Sam Bennett had a goal and three assists, Corey Pawley had a goal and one assist, and Ryan Verbeek also scored. Watson picked up two assists as well. Nick Ritchie scored five goals and added one assist for the Petes (24-22-5), while Eric Cornel scored one and assisted on five more. Kingstons Matt Mahalak made 24 saves, while Peterboroughs Jason Da Silva stopped 44 shots in the loss. --- WHALERS 5 GREYHOUNDS 1 PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Ryan Hartman and Connor Chatham scored two goals apiece as the Whalers toppled Sault Ste. Marie. Cullen Mercer also scored for the Whalers (19-27-5). Sergey Tolchinsky replied for the West division-leading Greyhounds (35-14-5), who have now dropped three straight. Alex Nedeljkovic made 34 saves for the win. Sault Ste. Maries Brandon Halverson turned away 23 shots in defeat. --- STORM 7 BULLS 4 GUELPH, Ont. — Brock McGinn scored his 34th and 35th goals of the season to lift the Storm over Belleville. Matt Finn and Robby Fabbri each had a goal and two assists for Guelph (41-9-3), Kerby Rychel had a goal and an assist, and Zac Leslie and Stephen Pierog scored singles. Remie Elie had a goal and assist for the Bulls (14-33-4), and Jake Marchment, Michael Cramarossa, and Cameron Brace also scored. Justin Nichols made 27 saves for Guelph. Bellevilles Michael Giugovaz stoopped 23 shots in the loss. Fake Blue Jays Jerseys. --- GENERALS 3 RANGERS 2 KITCHENER, Ont. — Dylan Smoskowitz scored two goals and assisted on another as Oshawa edged Kitchener. Cole Cassels had the other goal for Oshawa (33-15-5). He also added one assist. Mason Kohn and Matia Marcantuoni supplied the offence for the Rangers (17-32-2). Kitcheners Matthew Greenfield stopped 26 shots while his Oshawa counterpart, Ken Appleby, picked up the victory with 30 saves. --- KNIGHTS 7 ATTACK 3 LONDON, Ont. — Bo Horvat and Chris Tierney each scored twice and added one assist apiece to lead the Knights over Owen Sound. Max Domi had a goal and two assists for London (35-11-5), who outshot Owen Sound 46-19. Gemel Smith and Tim Bender also scored. Kyle Platzer scored twice for Owen Sound (23-22-6), and Ethan Szypula had a goal and an assist. Attack goalie Jack Finn made 39 saves in the loss, while Londons Jake Patterson stopped 16 shots for the win. --- STEELHEADS 3 SPITFIRES 2 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Mississauga Steelheads did all their scoring on the power play to end the Windsor Spitfires seven-game winning streak. Jared Walsh, Andrew Goldberg, and Brett Foy scored for the Steelheads (20-29-4), while Bryson Ciafrone assisted on all three goals. The Spitfires (32-18-2) got goals from Trevor Murphy and Sam Povorozniouk, who also added an assist. Mississaugas Spencer Martin made 27 saves for the win. Windsors Alex Fotinos stopped 24 of 27 shots. --- 67s 7 STING 2 OTTAWA — Ryan Van Stralen scored two goals, and Erik Bradford had a goal and three assists to lead the 67s over Sarnia. Travis Konecny and Dante Salituro had a goal and two assists apiece, Brendan Bell had one goal and one assist, and Jonathan Duchesne also scored for Ottawa (18-29-4). Hayden Hodgson and Brandon Lindberg recorded goals for the Sting (15-31-6). Ottawas Philippe Trudeau stopped 35 shots for the win, while Sarnias Taylor Dupuis turned aside 34 to pick up the loss. ' ' ' |
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