The 14-15 Flames are an interesting case. Personally, I would not agree that they were frequently outplayed. They just had a severe case of LOFT. What made that season work was the fact that Hartley managed to get the entire roster pulling in the same direction, such that they weren't often outplayed.
Now, the number of late comebacks *was* decidedly outside the norm, and that obviously was unlikely to be repeated. But, how much of that was luck? How much was determination? How much was the team's relentlessness wearing down better, more skilled opposition?
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