Those would not be practical moves for the team, though. So here's another dual effect of RSL's recent decisions: Cassar has to prove himself in 2017 and, in the process, he and general manager Craig Waibel have to deliver a product that justifies Morales' departure.
In their news conference Thursday at Rio Tinto Stadium, prior to Morales' full-blast commentary in downtown Salt Lake City, Cassar and Waibel acknowledged they don't have a player who can do what Morales did for RSL as a creative, attacking performer. So they have to find a replacement, develop one or build an offense that covers his absence.