Who are Minnesota's building blocks for the future?
The Loons have yet to transition to full-time thinking about 2027. But that doesn't stop fans from looking at the sprint season - and beyond.
Minnesota United isn't eliminated from playoff contention yet. It's not even out of their hands tonight, as they take on bottom-scrapers Sporting Kansas City; if the Loons win, they'll live to fight another day.
But you'd be hard-pressed to find a Loons fan who doesn't have at least one eye on the future.
So while it is not officially time to look at the 2027 spring season, and the hyphenated seasons beyond, here's a look at the players that I think are the Loons' building blocks for the future - in roughly descending order of my confidence level in their status.
