Should the Strike really happen, depending on its duration, the following could be the hypothetical Shortened Season Lengths, simply base on cancelled games, without the hassles of rescheduling any of them. Could MLS be looking at its first odd-length season since 2001? Scenario Season Length Cancelled Games Home / Road Split 1 33 games Games in Week #1 over Mar-6-8 17 Home / 16 Road: CHI, COL, CLB, MTL, NER, NYC, NYRB, RSL, SJE, TFC. 16 Home / 17 Road: The rest. 2 32 games All games above, and those in Week #2 over Mar-14-15, plus: - Mar-22: NYRB vs DCU - Oct-10: COL vs MTL 17 Home / 15 Road: MTL, NER, SJE, TFC. 15 Home / 17 Road: DAL, HOU, POR, SEA. 16 Home / 16 Road: The rest. 3 31 games All games above, and those in Week #3 over Mar-21-22, plus: - Mar-28: CLB vs NYRB, - Jun-27: TOR vs DCU, - Aug-22: RSL vs SEA 17 Home / 14 Road: MTL. 16 Home / 15 Road: CHI, DCU, NER, NYC, NYRB, SJE, TOR, VAN. 15 Home / 16 Road: The rest. 4 30 games All games above, and those in Week #4 over Mar-28-29, plus: - Oct-3: NYRB vs CLB 16 Home / 14 Road: MTL, SJE, TOR. 14 Home / 16 Road: DAL, HOU, RSL. 15 Home / 15 Road: The rest.
Eventhough they no longer matter now, just to post the additional scenarios already worked out, right before the CBA deal was annouced: Scenario Season Length Cancelled Games Home / Road Split 5 29 games All games above, and those in Week #5 over Apr-3-5, plus: - Aug-19: CLB vs NYC 16 Home / 13 Road: MTL, TOR. 15 Home / 14 Road: DCU, LAG, NER, NYC, PHI, SJE. 14 Home / 15 Road: The rest. 6 28 games All games above, and those in Week #6 over Apr-10-12, plus: - Sep-26: TOR vs CHI 16 Home / 12 Road: MTL. 15 Home / 13 Road: NYC, TOR. 13 Home / 15 Road: DAL, HOU, POR, SKC. 14 Home / 14 Road: The rest. 7 27 games All games above, and those in Week #7 over Apr-17-19 15 Home / 12 Road: MTL, TOR. 12 Home / 15 Road: DAL. 14 Home / 13 Road: CHI, NER, NYC, OCS, SJE, SEA, VAN. 13 Home / 14 Road: The rest. 8 26 games All games above, and those in Week #8 over Apr-24-26 15 Home / 11 Road: MTL, TOR. 14 Home / 12 Road: NYC. 12 Home / 14 Road: COL, CLB, DAL, HOU, NYR. 13 Home / 13 Road: The rest.