NEW YORK - Major League Soccer announced, today, that in light of a recent spate of positive COVID-19 cases requiring the cancellation of games that they would use Healthy PPG (Players Per Game) to determine playoff seeding.

“Obviously we want all the qualified teams in the playoffs,” stated one league insider. “But in some cases they may not have enough healthy players to play. In those cases the teams with a lower PPG will actually get a higher seeding in hopes that they will recover from the pandemic sweeping this nation.”

Insiders indicate that this could lead to an overall shakeup of the league standings as teams with positive tests will leap forward in the rankings.

“What we want to see are games with healthy players,” stated one team doctor. “So what we are saying is that if you get COVID or your team gets COVID that you will get a break for a week in the playoffs.”

Teams within the league are reportedly balancing the idea between having a bye and a few players sick, and playing more games but having a healthy squad after the news was announced.

“So on one hand I was thinking of not going out to the bar,” stated one midfielder. “but on the other hand…. we could use a week off.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as more games are cancelled.