The New York Red Bulls II will face Rochester Rhinos on Friday, October 7, at Red Bull Arena in the Eastern Conference semifinal round of the 2016 USL playoffs. It is a must-win game for the II team against an opponent it has never beaten.
Might RBNY be tempted to stack the reserves with ringers from the first team to help best traditionally stubborn opposition? It well might, but it doesn't seem likely that it will.
USL is wise to the possibility of MLS teams unbalancing the playoff field with late-season boosts from first-team rosters.