Sinc wasnтАЩt protected last expansion draft last year. No way sheтАЩs protectedтАжsheтАЩd just retire. She would straight up say NO, if Utah tried to pick her lol. I donтАЩt think Kling or Becky (or Hubly?) were protected last time either. I think at this point, no one is taking a player that close to retirement so itтАЩs not worth protecting them.
I'm choosing to delude myself into believing that Karina is playing a long game and waiting until after the expansion draft to make big additions.
Speaking of which, chances that the Thorns protect Christine Sinclair? On a scale from "Almost assuredly" to "Lead-pipe lock"?
I'm hoping for a third option -- Sinclair retires and joins the technical staff or FO.
Sinclair retiring would go a long way to fixing the PTFC midfield issues.
Then, trading another of the excess midfielders (Rodriguez?) for a winger of like-value would have the roster start making more sense.
Sinc wasnтАЩt protected last expansion draft last year. No way sheтАЩs protectedтАжsheтАЩd just retire. She would straight up say NO, if Utah tried to pick her lol. I donтАЩt think Kling or Becky (or Hubly?) were protected last time either. I think at this point, no one is taking a player that close to retirement so itтАЩs not worth protecting them.