Ooops, RSL did it again

Real Salt Lake is perfecting the art of the take-back move this offseason.

It started with the Jason Kreis crisis, also known as the great "Mo knows better" outsmart move of the expansion draft. RSL exposed their team captain in the draft, assuming Toronto would pass on the player and his expensive salary. The gamble backfired, as Mo Johnston promptly took the veteran. RSL scrambled to regain him, and Mo profited well from the outcome.

Then there was the stadium groundbreaking, which was quickly transformed into the, "Debacle, Drama and Disaster" as the stadium deal went under, Dave Checketts threatened to move the team, and the state legislature finally stepped in and strong-armed the whole plan into place.

Now, the team may be generally innocent in the last move, because the suddent retirement of Scott Garlick left them scrambling, but how often does one see a team trade a player (Nick Rimando) and then turn around and ask for the same player right back? Let's call this one, "Goodbye, just kidding, Hello".