Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY SportsEastern Beasts
We’re still early on in the season, but the Eastern Conference is essentially deadlocked going into week 7. Columbus sits on top of the East with 10 points from 6 games, but you have to go all the way down to 10th place in the Conference to find a team more than 3 points behind them. Orlando City, Atlanta United, Chicago, New England, NYCFC, New York Red Bulls, D.C. United, and Toronto FC are all within spitting distance of the top spot in the conference on one end and the wrong side of the red line on the other. That should change this weekend, with only one interconference game on the schedule (Orlando vs. LA). Look out for some reshuffling…