Here is a statistic for you. Sebastian Giovinco has scored or assisted on 13 of Toronto FC's 14 goals this season. Last year's MLS Most Valuable Player is already off to flying start with eight goals and five assists through 11 games in 2016.
It may be needless to say, but the Reds are about as dependent on the 5-foot-4 playmaker as any team in the league is on a single individual.
"I think they are," Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter said of Toronto. "But having said that, I think any team in the league would be.