The quality of play between the Sounders and CF Montréal on Saturday could only be described with some of Quebec's characteristic curses. For Seattle, it was a badly missed chance to rack up points in a tight Western Conference.
The Sounders could have used a magician's touch in the final 30 minutes of their loss on Wednesday, but unfortunately for the visitors, that touch had already come against them.
The Sounders' Wednesday victory was a milestone the team badly needed after their months-long inability to put up three points against the weakest of competition, but they will need more where that came from as they enter the final stretch.
The Sounders had some positives to take away from their Saturday draw, but it was just that - a draw. And thus the frustrations continue building as time dwindles for the Rave green.
In some ways, Saturday inaugurated the Dejan Joveljić era with a bang; in others, without one. What did the Sounders' 2-2 draw with Chicago mean for the team going forward with their summer signing?