Rapids In Colorado North, aka Toronto, on Sunday

There are a lot of links between the Rapids and Toronto.  Obviously it was the sight of our greatest triumph.  Also the only person missing from the Gallery of Honor, Drew Moor, is still playing in Toronto.  Clint Irwin is returning to Toronto after coming back to Colorado this year.  One of the biggest is, of course, our new manager.  Robin Fraser had spent the last few years in the great White North as an assistant before taking the Rapids job 3 weeks ago.  All of that comes together on Sunday as the Rapids travel north for their final trip across the border this season.  Game time is 3pm, and the game is on Altitude, which doesn't mean much for most of us.  There is a rumor that there might be a workaround available at the Celtic for people who want to watch the game, otherwise I'll leave it up to everyone to figure out which solution they like the best.

Injury Report:
OUT: D Kortne Ford; D Deklan Wynne
QUESTIONABLE: GK Tim Howard; M Jon Lewis

Disciplinary Report:
SUSPENDED: M Jack Price (yellow card accumulation)
ONE YELLOW FROM SUSPENSION: D Danny Wilson, F Kei Kamara

Apparently the Rapids and the Chilean FA arranged it that Rubio could be in Colorado for one of the last two games (I think it was Saturday's) so he could serve his suspension.  Nicely done getting that arranged.  There's been no updated injury report for a week but Ford and Wynne seem to be done for the season and Howard seems to be perpetually questionable at this point so I felt comfortable making my own.  Lewis pulled up with a hamstring injury on Saturday that reportedly wasn't significant but he wasn't in the 18 on Wednesday so I added him as Questionable.

This seems logical, though asking Smith and Abubakar to go 3 full games this week in the middle might be a bit much.  We might see Wilson instead of Smith or something.

Prediction: 2-2 draw.  Goals by Kamara and Shinyashiki.  I'm feeling optimistic right now and I think even on the road we can get a point.  Both teams have good offenses and average or worse defenses so I expect a high scoring game.  I think Kamara comes back after a long break and starts scoring again and I'm not sure who can slow Shinyashiki down right now.