There still haven’t been any firm reports as to the timeline for Will Bruin’s return, but all indications that even in a best-case scenario he’ll be out for the rest of the 2019 season. Assuming Raúl Ruidíaz can stay healthy, that shouldn’t be some sort of death blow for the Seattle Sounders’ prospects.
Bruin’s absence does make the Sounders’ bench significantly shorter, though. Even when Bruin wasn’t starting, he was a regular fixture in matches. Five of his nine appearances this year and 10 of his 29 appearances a year ago came in matches he didn’t start.