A year ago, as the secondary transfer window wrapped up, D.C. United went out with a bang. The moves weren’t likely to save United’s season, one in which they were near the bottom of the table for most of the campaign. Bringing in Paul Arriola, Russell Canouse, Zoltan Stieber, and Bruno Miranda on one day did give the Black-and-Red a little jolt for the month of August, but the team finished tied for last in points in MLS in 2017, only besting the LA Galaxy on games won.