Trading Places

The word across the league is that Dallas was trying to unload Ed Johnson on the trade market until yesterday's MRI discovery (in case you missed it Eddie is out again). While Dallas fans were hoping that the Ruiz-Johnson duo could live on forever, that was highly unlikely with Johnson's $800K+ salary and whatever mountain of money it is going to take to resign a rather unsettled Carlos Ruiz. Oddly enough the Metrostars were also looking to unload Amado Guevara. Was there talk of a trade between the two clubs prior to the reoccurrence in Ed's foot bone?