The Seattle Sounders won their first MLS championship with a furious second-half run and a sweep of Sporting KC, FC Dallas, Colorado and Toronto FC in the playoffs. But management wasn’t content torest on its laurels and unloaded 16 players, including three MLS Cup starters. The Sounders will be much younger in 2017, a necessary move they believe if they are to continue to contend.

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