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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
In the case of the Flames, what benefit did the '04 run give the players going forward? They were one and done in the playoffs for the next four seasons.
This mystical playoff experience value looks like just the latest meme around here to justify the status quo (remember when it was vital we keep Iginla as a mentor?).
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Playoff experience is always valuable, but the lesson from 2004 should not be that "anything can happen", it should be that cinderella teams don't win Stanley Cups, and that you need to remain patient. 2004 was an amazing experience, but in the grand-scheme of things it totally skewed the expectations of a team that was nowhere as good as that run made it seem. We started acting like were one of the big boys…when in reality it was just another mediocre lineup with 2 all-stars.