The comparisons to Gabriel Slonina are obvious and inevitable. Like his former teammate, Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady is a local product considered a top prospect. And whenever he officially is anointed the Fire’s starting goalie, he will face high expectations to live up to his pedigree.
Whether he meant to or not, Brady sounded a lot like Slonina when he was asked about competing to be the Fire’s No. 1 goalie for their season opener next Saturday.