Anyone’s pulse still racing?

It was a wild affair on Saturday night in Frisco but, no matter how ugly it might have been, the Whitecaps survived and advanced.

It is a shame that what could have been an entertaining, absorbing match turned into WWE Smackdown but Vancouver won’t be complaining. Nonetheless, it makes for a tricky game to evaluate. The Caps didn’t really click until the very end and some of their best players struggled to really make much of an impact on the match. Did I mention how Vancouver won’t care? 

Here are the match ratings from a chaotic end to the opening round of the playoffs.

Yohei Takaoka: 7.5

Started the match with a bang after not having much to do in the first match, stopping a blistering Petar Musa free kick. Came up big again later in the first half, but there was nothing he could do to stop Musa 1v1 and keep Dallas off the scoresheet. Taka was confident in the air and didn’t have a ton to do until the penalty shootout, when he held serve.

Tate Johnson: 6

A tough match for Johnson, who exited at halftime with a shoulder injury following...