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MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Tenth Round: Montreal Impact Select Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake)
With their tenth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Analysis from Drew Epperley: RSL fans will hate to see this one but they stand to lose a decent player as well here like Seattle. Grabbing a veteran defender like this that doesn’t make a ton of coin makes total sense for Montreal.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Ninth Round: Montreal Impact Select Daniel Paladini (Chicago Fire)
With their ninth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: It took until his mid-20s for Dan Paladini to become a regular starting professional footballer, but he’s had an excellent three years. After two years with the Carolina RailHawks* where he was one of the best players in the second division of U.S. soccer, Paladini signed with the Chicago Fire. The club had a terrible first half of the season, but Paladini did not.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Eighth Round: Montreal Impact Select Austin Da Luz (D.C. United)
With their eighth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Austin Da Luz (M, D.C. United)
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Seventh Round: Montreal Impact Select Ellis McLoughlin (San Jose Earthquakes)
With their seventh pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
And if he doesn’t get much better? Big deal. He’s super cheap, and it would be hard to fault someone (read: me) for thinking he’s going to be a successful player.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Sixth Round: Montreal Impact Select Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers)
With their sixth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: This is the first of two picks that could best be described as ‘gambles.’ However, they are gambles on players who are very young and very inexpensive. Jake Gleeson was a highly regarded youngster coming into Major League Soccer, but looked a bit over his head in his four starts in a Portland Timbers uniform. In his defense, all four of those starts were in front of a below-average defense. He lost once and drew once on the road, then won twice at home, failing to get a shutout in all four starts. At 21 years old, his best years are almost certainly in front of him.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Fifth Round: Montreal Impact Select Ryan Cochrane (New England Revolution)
With their fifth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: Up until this point, my picks for the Impact haven’t really required defending and/or justification. All four players were at least two of young, currently starter quality, and very cheap for their ability level. Ryan Cochrane is the first player selected who does not necessarily meet those criteria. He’s 28 years old, a borderline starter, and he makes $70,000 a year. So why did I take him?
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Fourth Round: Montreal Impact Select Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls)
With their fourth pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: Is there some insider secret that I don’t know about Dax McCarty? He was left unprotected last year to the outrage of many MLS fans. Portland picked him, then traded him to D.C. United. He didn’t really work out with the Black and Red, so they traded him to the New York Red Bulls. Once there, he sat behind an inferior player in Rafael Marquez. Sorry, Cules and fans of El Tri, but it’s true at the moment. McCarty is a rock solid player who continues to struggle to find a home. Why?
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Third Round: Montreal Impact Select Michael Harrington (Sporting Kansas City)
With their third pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: Between injuries and Peter Vermes (inexplicable) personal preference, Michael Harrington was only first choice for Sporting Kansas City for a little more than half of this season. In most of the games that he did play, he was very good. During the terrible road trip that the Sporks had to open the season, he was perhaps the best player on a team that played very poorly.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, Second Round: Montreal Impact Select Mike Fucito (Seattle Sounders)
With their second pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Fucito is getting picked for reasons similar to Cardozo. He’s young, he’s more talented than his stats suggest, and he’s extremely cheap. These factors make him an extremely low-risk pick. While Fucito is a bit undersized and needs to improve his decision-making and composure on the ball, he’s an intelligent player with blinding speed and a nose for goal.
Read Article >MLS Mock Expansion Draft 2011, First Round: Montreal Impact Select Paolo Cardozo (Los Angeles Galaxy)
With their first pick in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft, the (fake) Montreal Impact select:
Kevin’s explanation: When I saw that Chad Barrett was protected but Paolo Cardozo was not, I was simply stunned. Cardozo is no world beater, but he’s a very good prospect and was always a danger to get picked from the expansion draft. Cardozo is just 22 years old made starts as a striker, central midfielder and right midfielder, and was unlucky to score no goals this season.
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