For 46 minutes on the Saturday night, the Winnipeg Jets were putting the final touches on a pretty good early-season story of resilience. Then it all came apart as the club allowed a late comeback.

They were the two best teams in the west last year during the regular season. And right now, Nashville looks like it has its act together more than Winnipeg.

Ilya Kovalchuk is gassed. He leans forward, soaked in sweat and still breathing hard, wearily but willingly trying to answer questions about his comeback to the NHL.

Seven years after hockey in Winnipeg was reborn with the Jets 2.0, there’s a thirst for a championship here.

After blowing a third period lead in their home opener against Chicago, this time, the Ottawa Senators hung on for the win, defending stubbornly and efficiently in the final three minutes in particular against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regardless of what the future of Davis Cup holds, it appears certain Canada will play a prominent part in it.

For a country that hasn’t exactly been a tennis power over the past century, Canada has its fair share of happy Davis Cup memories. To some degree, that all comes to an end this weekend in the last round of Davis Cup competition before the competition undergoes a facelift next year.