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04/21/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC kicks off a busy week on Wednesday, when it hosts unbeaten Chivas USA in a midweek Major League Soccer fixture without one of its top players.
TFC coach John Carver announced on Monday that influential midfielder Dwayne De Rosario would miss Wednesday's game vs. Chivas as well as Sunday's league fixture vs. Kansas City - and maybe significantly more time - because of a hamstring injury.
"He's definitely out for two games and it might be more than that," Carver told MLSnet.com. "Building up to the match on Sunday [vs. FC Dallas] it was an issue of him just having a tight hamstring, but you saw from his reaction that he did tear it. I knew straight away what he had done because I could see it was a sharp pain that he was feeling. We'll find out to what degree it is torn when he has a scan, but he has a tear and that can be anywhere up to three or four weeks. I won't put him under any pressure to get back before he is right."
De Rosario came out in the 74th minute of TFC's 3-2 loss at Dallas on Sunday that dropped the club's record to 1-2-2 through five weeks.
"This is the first muscle injury that we have had at the club for a very long time," Carver said. "De Ro has come from another club and is playing on a different type of surface with his body in a different condition and maybe it has just taken its toll."
Chivas USA (4-0-1) will not be shedding any tears for TFC because it has been dealing with its own injury concerns for what seems like the last year-and-a- half. Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, defenders Bobby Burling, Ante Jazic, Claudio Suarez and Lawson Vaughn, and midfielder Sasha Victorine are all out with various injuries. Also, forwards Justin Braun and Maykel Galindo are doubtful with injuries of their own.
Despite that fact, Chivas USA enters Week 6 with the league's best record and will aim to continue its strong start to the season with MLS matches at TFC on Wednesday and at The Home Depot Center vs. Dallas on Saturday.
"They're working their socks off for each other, and that's a really good thing to see," Chivas USA coach Preki said after his team's most recent league fixture, a 2-0 win over Seattle on Saturday. "When that group steps on the field, us coaches don't have to worry if there's going to be a commitment on the field. You can see the commitment from every single guy is tremendous, and also the guys who come off the bench, they're doing their job pretty good, so it's really good to see that."
"We had a good preseason. Preki does a good job of getting us ready during preseason, and getting us ready for each game, so I think we do train hard, we train well, and that's all positive," Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton said about the team's ability to overcome injuries. "Also, our roster is very deep. As you can see, we have a lot of guys out and we're still getting some results."
Chivas USA has also been getting results against Toronto since the Canadian club entered MLS in 2007. The Goats are 4-0-0 all-time against the Eastern conference team.
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1. New Orleans Saints
Who would have thought this time last year that the Saints would be the favorites to win the NFC South for the 2007 campaign? New Orleans is loaded with firepower on the offensive side of the ball but with the exodus of Joe Horn they will most likely look to draft a WR on Day 1. Despite having the NFL’s 3rd ranked pass defense last season, the Saints will most likely upgrade their CB’s with one of their first two picks. Other possibilities for the Saints will be TE and DT. Because of where they will be selecting (27th), the Saints could go the “best available player” route which could net a LB.
Key additions: Eric Johnson TE, Troy Evans LB, David Patten WR
Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
Team needs: CB, WR, TE, LB, DT
Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami
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Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season. With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round. LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems. If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
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Possible draftees: Greg Olsen TE Miami, Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Levi Brown OT PSU
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Key additions: Joey Harrington QB, Toniu Fonoti OG, Joe Horn WR
Key loses: Justin Griffen RB, Patrick Kerney DE, Matt Lehr OG, Ashley Lelie WR, Matt Schaub QB
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Possible draftees: LaRon Landry S LSU, Amobi Okoye DT Louisville, Levi Brown OT PSU, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas, Alan Branch DT Michigan
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Age really caught up to the Bucs last season. The Bucs still have plenty of household names on defense in Ronde Barber, Simeon Rice and Derrick Brooks but the one thing those three have in common is unfortunately age. It is imperative for the Bucs to get much younger, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Despite having bigger needs on the defensive side of the ball, WR Calvin Johnson is the most likely pick if he is still available when the Bucs pick at the four spot. This would suit Bucs’ faithful just fine as Johnson is widely considered the top talent in the draft and it is a position of need for the Bucs.
Key additions: Jeff Garcia QB, Kevin Carter DE, Torrie Cox CB, Cato June LB
Key loses: Dewayne White DE, Sean Mahan OG
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