Playing to a draw is usually the best a road team can hope for. Toronto FC came out of the first leg of its Amway Canadian Championship encounter with the Montreal Impact having achieved its objective, playing to a scoreless tie and setting the stage for next Wednesday’s second game.

It’s not unprecedented, but it is rare when a Player of the Week winner gets the nod for less than a half’s worth of work.But that’s the case this week, as San Jose Earthquake Steven Lenhart edged out D.C. United’s Maicon Santos for the Player of the Week Award.

“They’re a good team, but the problem they had is that Champions League killed them. It’s a very tough thing to do in a salary cap league even with three designated players. It’s extremely tough to travel down to Mexico and then up to Montreal. It’s difficult. You are so focused on this championship that you are so close to winning, and then all the sudden you’ve got to refocus on the league and you’re 10 points behind.”

But, before you go off and say “aha, KC of 1999 was way better than Toronto FC!” let’s add some more food for thought.

FC Edmonton accounts for 55 per cent of the domestic content in the upcoming Amway Canadian Championship.

Make no mistake. This is unprecedented stuff. In North America, sports teams’ front offices usually work behind the scenes when it comes to political issues and don’t make public pronouncements on their positions. Too many risks, too many bridges that can be burned. But this times is different.

Ex-TFC Academy goalkeeper Chad Bush will spend the summer with the PDL’s Ottawa Fury.

The 11 caught up with Canadian goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski, who has started the last four matches for Swedish Allensvenskan side Orebro SK. The Thornhill, Ont. native has given up four goals in four matches, but enjoyed a 225-minute-plus shutout streak after he replaced Swedish veteran Jonas Sandqvist as the starter, just one game into the season.

In fact, take Montreal and Toronto away from the equation — and their collective 0-6-0 record against the West, and the East actually has a winning record (12-11-5) in interconference matches.

"I think if we score two goals we should win the game, so it's our fault to give up three goals," Johnson said. "These mistakes are killing us and it's killing Toronto and our fans. It's hard to keep letting down our fans every week and it's really starting to get to me."