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Going through the history of Seattle Sounders keepers there has yet to be a season without a USMNT keeper on the roster. Troy Perkins may be the last of those (Keller, Hahnemann being the others). The seven-time capped American came to Seattle to be a backup. In that role he was just fine.
Rank: 25 | Age: 34 | Starts: 7 | Appearances: 8 | Bench: 34
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In MLS play only he had a 1.00 GAA and saved 80% of shots in 316 minutes
Shot Stopping:
Troy is a solid shot-stopper. He won't impress with amazing saves, but makes the stop he is supposed to. A team will not lose because he is in goal.
Distribution:
Unlike his contemporaries in the latter-00s USMNT picture he is not from the boot-it-first school of keeper distribution. Willing to work it slowly from the back.
Leadership:
Troy worked well with the younger players when he started in Open Cup, CCL and USL play. Transitioning to him from Frei had no effect on the senior backline, a clear demonstration of his utility as a backup keeper.
Best Case 2016:
Perkins is available as a free agent right now. There are teams where he would start or be a reasonable heavy rotation keeper with a youngster. Seattle is not one of those teams.