The opening round has come and gone with a rather underwhelming series of matches last weekend. This round should offer some more entertaining fare, with the teams having had an extra week to get their fitness up to match speed, though it could take a few weeks before teams start to emerge from the offseason rust and begin putting their best foot forward.
Looking over the 11 matches on the docket for this round, a few key games emerge:
Unfortunately the first falls around the same time as when Toronto FC plays the Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon, but a meeting between two of the top sides from last season, the New York Red Bulls and the Colorado Rapids, is one to definitely keep an eye on.