The Chicago Fire were left for dead, but guess who's back in the playoff race? That's right: Xherdan Shaqiri & Co. The New England Revolution, too. Now Toronto FC has a pair of superstars that make the Reds look frighteningly good, and all of a sudden the Eastern Conference has way too many teams for way too few playoff spots.
The West isn't much clearer, with a trio of Cascadia teams chasing an LA Galaxy side that has a spectacular Dejan Joveljic and growing midfield.