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BEST IS THS REAL LIFE?

Can one man make change the world?

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Guess if he’s Doug Jarvis, and your world is the first three games of the NHL season, the answer appears to be yes.

That’s three wins in a row. That’s with Eriksson and the Sedins looking as comfortable as Bautsita, Odor, me and the Boat Captain all showing up to the same Kitsilano dinner party.

That’s with Brandon Sutter unable to feed Hansen on several 2-on-1s, already.

That’s without ever having a lead.

That’s with Miller out, Larsen in and Horvat starting the season on the fourth line (people will tell their grandchildren about the last one).

What the hell is going on here?

For one, the team is grinding.

They’ve altered their systems, improved their neutral zone play and built a team that should be, as long as their healthy and at home, in a lot of low-scoring, winnable games in the third period.

Who knows how long the “winning” part lasts. But here they are, off to the start they all know they so desperately needed.