Chris Duvall's departure from the New York Red Bulls via the 2016 Expansion Draft probably wasn't a great surprise to him, since it wasn't a great surprise to almost anyone else. Nonetheless, it was not inevitable that he be scooped up by one of the Expansion Uniteds: as Atlanta (the team many had assumed would select the Georgia native) proved by picking a different full-back - Montreal Impact's Donny Toia - with its first pick.
It might not have been a great surprise to him that he was quickly flipped to Montreal by Minnesota, neatly filling the gap left by Toia's departure.