With a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps vaulted themselves within one point of the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
After a dreadful start to the season, this team is back within the realm of what was expected of them. Following a miraculous push to get into the playoffs last season, the playoffs were set as a realistic expectation for 2022, with many hoping that this team could take a step forward beyond that, although expectations of just how good they could be, understandably, varied to some degree.