The super-sub did it again on Saturday. Cheap Vans Old Skool . Kekuta Manneh unleashed a 25-yard bomb that even the cat-like Jaime Penedo couldnt catch up to. The Panamanian keeper wasnt even close to it. The goal earned the Whitecaps a point in a game they had to chase twice. Its becoming a predictable theme; when Manneh is on, things happen. Defenders dont like playing him because they dont know what hes going to do. Heck, even the Gambian teenager might not know what hes going to do. And while those defenders are being twisted into pretzels, players like Mattocks and Miller are getting residual opportunities. It begs the questions then: why cant Kekuta be on from minute one more regularly, and in what role does he give Vancouver the best opportunity to win? When he came on to start the second half Saturday, Manneh lined up in behind the strikers as a number 10. It was a move that may have actually been inspired by Liverpools Raheem Stirling and the Jamaicans performance against Man City the week before. Sterlings goal against Norwich this past Sunday must have looked very familiar to Whitecaps fans; a 19-year old speedster, weaving through defenders before unleashing a canon that seemed to explode off his boot. Manneh also spent part of Saturday on the left side in a proper 4-4-2. Again, he didnt look uncomfortable there. Still in his building phase, Carl Robinson is not going to be anchored to one system or one lineup. But its getter harder and harder for the rookie coach to quantify leaving Manneh out from the start. The managers de facto justification is the teenagers defensive liability. Its also hard to argue having an ace up your sleeve in the event your team falls behind, like it did three times in two weeks against the LA Galaxy. I cant help but wonder what the Whitecaps would look like, especially at home, if Miller and Mattocks have Manneh in behind them, with any combination of Morales, Laba and whoever else in the midfield diamond. It would be a high risk, high reward lineup, but one that no team in MLS would want to defend against. Not to mention, it would be darn fun to watch. Maybe, in the context of this past weekends affair, the Whitecaps would have been the team showing the early initiative. Perhaps the Galaxy might have been more sensitive to pushing numbers forward knowing that any turnover could lead to punishing counters. The team poised to win the Premier League seems perfectly comfortable conceding two goals a game, because they know they can score three or more. Were getting to the point where not starting Manneh is like leaving your Ferrari in the garage on a sunny day; especially if you know that Ferrari will eventually be up for sale. Might as well get the most out of it while you can. Cheap Old Skool Sale .Y. -- Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff had an opportunity to experience an entire range of emotions in his first trip back to Buffalo to face his former team. Old Skool Outlet . "We were left with the overall impression that the team wasnt trending toward being able to compete for a Stanley Cup," Capitals owner Ted Leonsis said in a news conference at the clubs arena. "And that was just a clear signal and why it was time to make those changes. http://www.cheapoldskool.com/ . For Sweed, a second round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008, this will be his second go around in the CFL after previously having spent time with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.SELKIRK, Man. - Edmontons Kevin Koe stole a triple in the final end to earn an 8-5 win over Olympic champion Brad Jacobs on Thursday night in the ninth draw of the Masters Grand Slam of Curling.Koe improved to a 2-1 record in the tournament while Jacobss rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., fell to 0-2.Also in Draw 9, Glenn Howard (2-1) beat Jeff Stoughton in seven ends in a 7-3 win. Howard, from Penetanguishene, Ont., bounced back from a 5-2 defeat to Brad Gushue of St. Johns, N.L., earlier Thursday. Stoughton, from Winnipeg, dropped to a 1-2 record.Winnipegs Mike McEwen (3-0) topped Switzerlands Peter de Cruz 6-3 in seven ends.Swedens Niklas Edin (2-1) scored one in the final end to slip past Jim Cotter (0-3), from Kelowna/Vernon, B.C., with a 6-5 victory.In the womens division, Swedens Margaretha Sigfridsson (2-1) earned a 7-3 win over Scotlands Eve Muirhead (0-3).In Draw 8 action, Winnipegs Jennifer Jones improved to a 2-1 record with a 7-3 win in seven ends over Edmontons Val Sweeting (2-1).Switzerlands Binia Feltscher (3-0) scored two in the final end for a 6-5 win over Winnipegs Kristy McDonald (1-2). Switzerlands Alina Paetz (1-2) dispatchhed Edmontons Chelsea Carey (1-1) in an 8-3 win. Discount Old Skool. Switzerlands Silvana Tirinzoni (2-1) rallied from a four-point deficit to defeat Ottawas Rachel Homan 8-5.On the mens side, John Epping had a triple in the sixth end as the Toronto rink dumped Norways Thomas Ulsrud (0-3) by a score of 5-4.In the seventh draw, McEwen scored two points in the final end for a 4-3 win over Switzerlands Sven Michel (2-1).Saskatoons Steve Laycock (3-0) used a deuce in the final end to get past Cotter 6-5.Scotlands David Murdoch (1-2) earned his first win of the tournament with a 7-6 victory over Calgarys John Morris (1-1).Edin scored a triple in the fourth and stole two in the fifth during a 7-3 win in six ends over Koe.In Draw 6, Homan earned a 7-4 victory over Sherry Middaugh, from Coldwater, Ont. Middaugh now holds a 1-2 record at the tournament.Sweeting recorded a 7-4 win over Russias Anna Sidorova (1-1).Saskatoons Sherry Anderson (1-1) scored one in the extra end to edge Sigfridsson for the 6-5 win.Edmontons Heather Nedohin (1-2) earned a point in the final end to lift her rink to a 3-2 win over Allison Flaxey (1-2), of Listowel, Ont. ' ' '