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There has always been something — or someone — in front of them. Now, the goalkeepers on the Vancouver Whitecaps are ready to put it all behind them.

Maxime Crépeau had been part of the Montreal Impact organization since 2013, but only got in three Major League Soccer games — at the tail end of his first season, with the team eliminated from playoff contention — and never broke through as a starter.

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Zac MacMath had just 10 starts over the past two seasons, stuck behind starter Tim Howard, the league’s highest-paid goalkeeper and U.S. soccer legend.

Residency grad Sean Melvin played for Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL for two years, then half a season with Fresno FC, before joining the first team. He made the game-day roster nine times, but never saw any action.

Three players, one spot. Who will be the ‘Caps starter this season? That’s something to be determined by pre-season performances, the prize in the Marc Dos Santos meritocracy.