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Sandy • The Major League Soccer rumor mill spun, and spun madly Sunday afternoon, thanks to the Montreal Impact. The Impact host Mexican club giant Club America Wednesday night in Leg 2 of the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

A win would make the Impact the first MLS club to ever win the tournament, as does a scoreless draw after they tied Club America 1-1 last Wednesday in the first Leg at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. But Montreal will be without starting goalkeeper Evan Bush, who will miss the second leg due to suspension because of yellow card accumulation.

Montreal appealed to CONCACAF to have the late yellow card from the first leg overturned, but were denied, which set in motion reports that the Impact were in the market for a goalkeeper ahead of Leg 2.

Fellow MLS goalkeepers.

Reports indicated that the Impact were interested in short-term loans, in compliance with the CCL player eligibility rules, of MLS goalkeepers such as Chicago Fire's Sean Johnson, New York City FC's Josh Saunders and Seattle Sounder's Stefan Frei. ESPNFC later reported that a Fire spokesperson confirmed the legality — and possibility — of a short-term loan of Johnson to Montreal, but was soon after informed that it wouldn't happen.

On Monday, the Impact acquired 33-year-old German goalkeeper Kristian Nicht from Indy Eleven of the NASL through a transfer. Either Nicht or 26-year-old John Smits, a goalkeeper on-loan to Montreal from FC Edmonton will start between the posts for Montreal in the league's largest match since RSL's loss in Leg 2 of the 2011 CCL final against Monterrey.

RSL technical director Craig Waibel was asked Tuesday if he was approached about any of the goalkeepers on his roster regarding a potential short-term loan, with the obvious candidate being RSL star Nick Rimando, who remains the only American goalkeeper to ever play in a CCL final among his laundry list of goalkeeper accolades in his 16-year career in the league.

"There were inquires — not directly from Montreal — but [inquiries] found their way to me that we quickly dismissed," Waibel said.

Rimando tweeted Monday, "@NickRimando: Let's start giving the current GK's on #Montreal's roster some confidence, the psychological part of goalkeeper is just as important."

On Tuesday, Rimando reiterated his point after training, saying he thinks the reports could prove to be damaging to the psyche of Smits or whichever goalkeeper starts for Montreal Wednesday night.

"I know if I was on that end, it wouldn't be good for my head going into such a big game, so [I] felt for that goalkeeper and hopefully they get somebody to help them out, if not, then their goalkeeper can come in and fill the role," he said.

-Chris Kamrani

Twitter: @chriskamrani