FC Edmonton chopped five players from the roster Saturday, including veterans Chris Kooy and Kenny Caceros. As well, while 2012 NASL Best XI defender Paul Hamilton was not part of the cuts, he is also not signed, either.

“I have spoken to Paul (Hamilton), he knows he has work to do,” said Miller. “There are weaknesses in his game that I have seen, and that we have talked about. I think the experience that Albert Watson (the Northern Irish veteran who came to FCE from Linfield FC) brings will help Paul with his game."

“For me, it’s nice to be able to play in Canada again,” said Edward. “Yes, it is far away from Ottawa, still, but I wanted to be in Canada.”

Canadian fullback Edson Edward has inked a deal with FC Edmonton, thanks to a little help from his friend.

Before FC Edmonton trained on Tuesday, midfielder Kenny Caceros called his buddy, Edson Edward, to wish him luck.

FC Edmonton narrowed the gap to four points between itself and the Carolina Railhawks for the final NASL playoffs spot with a 1-0 home win Sunday over an undermanned and overmatched Puerto Rico Islanders side.

FC Edmonton’s scoreless streak to start the NASL season went past the 270-minute mark, but the Eddies will take a point out of Wednesday’s visit to Puerto Rico.

While some advance notes of these moves have escaped through Twitter, MLS has now confirmed that Toronto FC has waived seven, count ‘em, seven players. That list included Dutch forward Javier Martina and Canadian Gianluca Zavarise.