Hudson River Blue Predicts: NYCFC’s playoff run The team at HRB answers pressing questions as New York City get set for the MLS Cup Playoffs Share this story Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images So, the time has finally come. The roller coaster 2020 MLS regular season is over. And now, the MLS Cup Playoffs begin. New York City FC have secured a berth in the tournament for the fifth straight season. But it hasn’t been as smooth as we’re accustomed to it being. This year, NYCFC entered as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Since 2016, the Boys in Blue have never entered the playoffs at lower than the third seed in the east. Of course, this year has been anything but normal. The coronavirus pandemic has swept through the world and caused MLS play to put on hold for three months back in March and was shortened to 23 games as opposed to the typical 34.