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It is, in fact, an accurate reflection of their overall game. Under Travis Green, they have a system and an identity. They roll four lines and get contributions up and down the lineup. Their goaltending has been solid.

Of those 13 games, they’ve looked overmatched once, in a 5-2 home-ice loss to Calgary in game four. They’ve also done this with the league’s 27th-ranked power play, injuries to their blue-line and marginal production from the Sedin twins.

So is this sustainable? There’s the million-dollar question, but look at it this way. If you would have polled the faithful before this season and said: The Canucks will get off to a 7-4-2 start; Brock Boeser will lead the team in scoring and Jake Virtanen will be a regular contributor, the overwhelming response would have been, where do we sign up?

To date, the Canucks’ biggest accomplishment is they’ve changed the conversation around their team. Given the last two seasons and where they started in September, that’s saying a lot.

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• Griffiths Way was a dividing line between two parallel universes on Saturday night. On one side, there was the joy and excitement of the Canucks’ win over the Penguins.

On the other side, the B.C. Lions were writing the final depressing chapter to a dreary, disheartening season. We’ll spare you a recitation of their 40-13 loss to the Argos. Suffice to say the score flattered the home team.

Today, the Leos will hold their final media availability before heading into a pivotal off-season for this franchise. The football decisions are relatively straightforward. They have to make a call on Manny Arceneaux, who’s still a productive player but might be overpaid for what he delivers. Travis Lulay becomes a free agent this off-season. Beyond that, the contracts of Cody Husband, Kirby Fabien and Antonio Johnson from the Lions’ much-criticized offensive line are all up, which might present an opportunity to rebuild the unit.