Game 77 Open Thread: Jackets vs. Lightning

Kind of a dull game until the third period. I kept waiting for something to happen, thankfully it finally did. A win is a win, I’ll take it.

First two periods were AWFUL. Neither team really established any kind of anything productive. I didn’t want to see Dorse fight because lets face it, he’s a lot smaller than Boller. I never really realized that I’ve seen more fights featuring Derek Dorsett than Mike Commodore. Explain that one to me.

Nasher had TWO chances to score his third goal but he played conservative. How many other players would do that in his situation?

I realize that it’s nice to see the team trying and playing well… but at what point is this totally fruitless? If we’re “decent” and have currently good players, why not tank for a while and get a better draft pick?

It’s really annoying on both sides of the issue: if we are this good, where was this play all season? Or if we played so poorly, why give it up now and lose out on a chance at a lottery pick? Needless to say, the past bunch of games have been fairly frustrating, getting glimpses at what could have been, all while winning away any shot at a really high-caliber player.