MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER'S WEEK SIX featured the raw unpredictability we have come to expect from the North American top flight. One of the worst teams steamrolled on of the best; Seattle and Los Angeles have stumbled out of the gates in 2015; and the lowly Montreal Impact are competing for the CONCACAF championship.

Let’s break it down and try to make sense of it all. 

FC Dallas Stunk It Up

Heading into Friday night's road match against FC Dallas, Pablo Mastroeni's Colorado Rapids had yet to score a goal in 2015. So it promptly arrived in Frisco, Texas, and annhiliated the home team, 4-0.

Oscar Pareja's men were remarkably bad in every aspect of the game and will just have to put this clunker behind them. Yes, team captain Matt Hedges did not take part in the debacle but the team showing was so poor it's doubtful that he could made much of a difference. 

There are only two real reasons to watch Colorado right now: Dillon Powers and Dillon Serna—and it's hard to figure why the latter does not start. Powers was the best player in the Dallas match and Serna scored a wonder goal coming off the bench. The odd thing about the game is that in Colorado’s only good performance of the early season, Mastroeni was forced to watch from a skybox due to suspension.

The game went so far off script that it is impossible to take anything away from it aside from, well, MLS is one nutty little league. 

Montreal's Split Personality

It is unfathomable at this point that Montreal is in the Champions League final. It would be one thing if the Montreal team had improved significantly from last year’s cellar-dwelling finish in the Eastern Conference but things aren’t much better through four games this year. Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Houston left Montreal still winless on the year with just two points after six weeks.

This team couldn’t get a result at BBVA Compass stadium and now it has to go to Azteca, one of the most difficult places in the world to play, in front of 100,000 rabid fans. It could get ugly.

Seattle Loses But Has Young Talent

While Seattle Sounders fell to the Galaxy in the most high-profile match of the weekend, head coach Sigi Schmidt made the encouraging step of giving young players an opportunity to play in the big game. The Galaxy and Sounders are off to slow-ish starts—both have been dealing with injuries—but these early-season losses could pay off in the long run if the young players are groomed right now for a late-season push.

Cristian Roldan is a potential late inclusion into the U.S. U-20 team and was given the opportunity to start against the Galaxy. For 81 minutes the Southern California native was among the better players in the game and looks like one of the more promising rookies in the league this year. Similarly, Victor Mansaray, an 18-year-old substitute, could be another young player gradually introduced into the Sounders' first team.

Seattle has talent but it is an older squad. Youth must be served if the club is going to compete for an MLS Cup this year. Schmidt realizes this and is taking some encouraging steps to fix it even if that means some early season setbacks.

Orlando adds to Portland’s woes

The season is young but Caleb Porter and the Portland Timbers appear to be in trouble. Sunday’s 2-0 home loss to Orlando City leaves the club with just six points through six games. What’s worse is that Portland has a wonderful home-field advantage with a raucous crowd every game so far this season, and the Timbers have been unable to defend it.

 Orlando looks impressive for an expansion team. Kaka is delivering value for his designated player salary and he has a solid supporting cast around him. It is certainly realistic to think that Orlando could make the playoffs in its first year. In fact, the Florida club probably has a better chance than the Timbers.

Portland doesn’t seem to have much direction. Yes, Diego Valeri and Will Johnson are still injured, but these injuries didn't exactly catch club officials by surprise. Other than Darlington Nagbe, there doesn’t seem to be a difference maker on the team and with just six goals in six games, the Timbers are one of the bigger disappointments at this early juncture.

Perry Kitchen Heating Up

After a dreadful 2013 campaign, D.C. United bounced back with a solid 2014 and looks to be on track in the new season too. A big reason for that success? Perry Kitchen, who is easily one of the best defensive midfielders in the league.

D.C. United still has major problems. Its offensive creativity is looks subpar but the club is getting results in close games and is finding ways to win. Sunday’s 2-2 draw against New York was disappointing because the club held a 2-0 lead at home but Kitchen was the best player in the game as he has been for most of the season.

Kitchen scored both goals in Sunday's 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls and did well to shield the backline from a team that carried the game most of the time. D.C. United is going to have to fix its offense if it wants to be a serious contender this year but if Kitchen can continue to play the way he has, the team will always be competitive.

Brian Sciaretta is an American Soccer Now columnist and an ASN 100 panelist. Follow him on Twitter.