Galvan Out For Season

The rumor that trickled out over the weekend was confirmed accurate today as the Rapids announced that Braian Galvan had surgery on his knee for a blown ACL with medial and lateral meniscus damage.  The recovery time is expected to be 9 months, which puts any possible return somewhere around MLS Cup.  I'm sure that if that recovery time looks accurate over the next couple of weeks we'll see him placed on the season-ending injury list by the roster compliance day.  This would allow the Rapids to sign a player to replace him and not Galvan count against the cap or take an international slot in 2022.

Needless to say, this sucks.  I think everyone was excited about the steps Galvan was likely to take this year and expected him to be a core part of the squad.  Our attacking options take another knock and we're going to have to lean heavily on Max and Bryan Acosta now to make up for what we've lost in Kellyn Acosta, Badji, Namli, and Cole Bassett.  (13G and 8A).