For FC Edmonton supporters, the good news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez. For FC Edmonton supporters, the bad news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez.

For the Impact, it’s a bonus pick; the club had made Gardner available for Friday’s Re-Entry Draft. It didn't want Gardner back.

As it stands, nine players from the three Canadian MLS teams will be on offer in Friday’s MLS Re-Entry Draft.

The Montreal Impact concluded its Italian tour of friendlies with a 1-0 win Thursday over Fiorentina.

The Montreal Impact continued its postseason tour of Italy with a 4-1 win over Fiorentina’s reserve side.

For fans of the Montreal Impact, Thursday’s exhibition loss to Bologna was part of the team’s post-MLS season cool down. For fans of FC Edmonton, it was a chance to see if midfielder Bryan Arguez will fit into the MLS team’s plans for 201

Coaching is never a stable job, but outside of Toronto FC, it’s hard to think of a club where the gaffer is on a more precarious perch than in Montreal.

"While we have the same long-term objectives for this organization we realized over the past few weeks that we do not share the same philosophy on how to get there.”

Canadian Evan James never got into an MLS match with the Montreal Impact. And, on Friday, he was one of three players cut by the team.

“I think that the energy, effort and commitment that everyone showed from the top to the bottom was at a very high level and something to be very proud of but, in the end it’s a results-oriented business and for me, especially considering the way the season ended, it wasn’t good enough,” declared the first-year gaffer.