The End Is Nigh

 

Well, that could have gone better.  The 1-0 loss in Sandy means that we retained the Rocky Mountain Cup but in every other way it all but ended our season.  Combined with Dallas winning its put us on the ropes and we no longer control our path to the playoffs.  With one game left for us and two games left for Dallas and FSL, this is what needs to happen:

• Colorado beats LAFC AND
• FSL fails to win both their last two games OR
• Dallas fails to win both their last two games

OR

• Colorado draws LAFC AND two of three things happen:
• San Jose doesn't win their final game OR
• FSL loses both their games OR
• Dallas loses both their games

To finish the season Dallas goes to the Galaxy and Vancouver, FSL goes to Seattle and St. Louis, and San Jose hosts Austin.  And of course we host LAFC.  While I can see Dallas losing to Vancouver and FSL losing to Seattle they'll both be solid favorites in their other two games.  I expect Dallas to beat the Galaxy in LA this weekend and if FSL can pull off an upset in Seattle we'll be eliminated before we take the field against LAFC.

The reality is that even if a miracle happens and we slide into the post season we'll almost certainly have to go to Dallas or Sandy again, and we just lost in both places in the last 3 weeks.  It would almost certainly be a one and done for a team that just looks lost at this point.  We'll get into this more once we're officially eliminated but you have to wonder if the lack of a finalized extension for Armas is a sign that the FO was waiting to see how the playoff push went, and it didn't go well.