Skidding Whitecaps in search of quality vs. rival Sounders

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The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the month of May vying for first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.

But Vancouver (5-4-3, 18 points) has failed to score a goal in three matches this month and has dropped into seventh entering its Cascadia Cup clash Saturday at the Seattle Sounders (3-6-4, 13 points).

"What's different from the first few games is the ratio