We are just about to enter the roughly two-week period that constitutes the real MLS offseason. Once Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft is completed on Thursday, the next significant league event is the MLS Player Combine that starts on Jan. 7, 2017. From there, it’s virtually continuous action with the MLS SuperDraft (Jan. 13) gliding into the opening of preseason (Jan. 23). Before you know it, we’ll be kicking off a new season (rumor has it that it will begin on March 4).
Now seems like as good of a time as any to take stock on what the Seattle Sounders need to do in order to defend their MLS Cup title.