The Galaxy declined contract options on eight players Monday, leaving them eligible to sign with other Major League Soccer teams either as free agents or after being claimed in Friday's re-entry draft.
The players not retained were forwards Charlie Rugg and Edson Buddle; midfielders Kenney Walker and Mika Vayrynen; defender Tommy Meyer and goalkeepers Donovan Ricketts, Brian Perk and Andrew Wolverton.
In additon, veteran forward Alan Gordon is out of contract, making him a free agent.
Those moves, however, signify little more than the start of what figures to be a busy winter for Galaxy Coach and General Manager Bruce Arena.