Expansion draft today!!

In news leading up to tomorrow's MLS Expansion Draft for Seattle, we learned the following:

The Earthquakes send forward Kirovski to the LA Galaxy in return for a conditional pick in the MLS supplemental draft in 2010. Does this move signal an end to the playing days of Landon Donovan in MLS and the Galaxy? Will he indeed be in Germany at the start of next season with Bayern?

Also, the Wizards have aquired the services of Adam Cristman from New England. The Revs will receive allocation money and KC's 3rd round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.

The expansion draft for the Seattle Sounders will begin in about 24 hours as Seattle begins to build its team around goalkeeper Kasey Keller. RSL and other teams in the league released the following with regards to who they are and are not protecting!

ReAL Salt Lake
Protecting: Morales, Olave, Espindola, Borchers, Beckerman, Johnson, Russell, Wingert, Findley, Movsisyan, Sturgis

Not Protecting: Besagno, Cutler, Deucher, Horst, Joy, Kirby, Kovalenko, Mathis, Nunez, Reiman, Reynish, Rimando, Tennelle, Williams

What are your thoughts on who RSL is and is not protecting??

Other teams:

Chivas is NOT protecting: Jorge Flores, Daniel Paladini, Ante Razov, Claudio Suarez, Carey Talley, Zach Thornton, Lawson Vaughn, Sasha Victorine, Raphael Wicky, and Alex Zotinca, are the most interesting names.

Chicago Fire not protecting: Calen Carr, Tomasz Frankowski, Andy Herron, and Brandon Prideaux are among names most intriguing.

Colorado is not protecting: Jose Burciaga Jr, Preston Burpo, Terry Cooke, Facundo Erpen, Stephen Keel, Tom Mcmanus, and Mike Petke (linked to a move to Europe), are among names most interesting from Colorado for availablilty to Seattle.

MLS Cup Champions Columbus: Brad Evans, Jason Garey, Eddie Gaven, Andy Gruenebaum, Stefani Miglioranzi, Adam Moffet, Pat Noonan, and Brian Plotkin are among those most recognizable.

FC Dallas is not protecting: Duillio Davino, David Wagenfuhr, Jamie Watson (ex=RSLer), are among those most interesting.

D.C. United is not protecting: Jeff Carroll, Francis Doe, Rod Dyachenko, Marcelo Gallardo, Quavas Kirk, Ben Olsen, and Zach Wells are among those being offered.

Houston Dynamo is not protecting: Corey Ashe, Wade Barrett, Patrick Ianni, Nate Jaqua, Richard Mulrooney, Pat Onstad, and Craig Waibel.


The KC Wizards: Kevin Hartman, Ryan Pore, Abe Thompson, Ivan Trujillo, and Tyson Wahl are names most interesting on the "not protecting" list coming from the Wizards.

Galaxy not protecting: Steve Cronin, Joe Franchino, Jovan Kirovski, Chris Klein, Michael Rudolph, and Peter Vagenas are those who found us intrigued.

The Rev from New England is not protecting: Khano Smith, and Wells Thompson are the two qwe found most interesting

New York is not protecting: Oscar Echeverry, Chris Leitch, Mike Magee, Andongcho Mbuta, Carlos Mendez, Jeff Parke, Juan Pietravallo, and John Wolyniec are those most interesting.

San Jose is not protecting: John Cunliffe, Eric Denton, Gavin Glinton, Ned Grabavoy, Kelly Gray, Ronnie O'Brien, and James Riley.

Torfonto FC is not protecting: Hunter Freeman, Rohan Ricketts, Carlos Ruiz, Greg Sutton, and Marco Velez.