Just shows the importance of being 'hot' going into the playoffs. Avs had to battle to get in there at the end and were in 'intense' mode coming in. Once we clinched, we didn't have to battle, and weren't playing that well anyway for the last month. Despite finishing 1st, we went into playoffs cold, they went in hot.
I think of the 03/04 flames who got hot at the right time and made a huge run, despite finishing 6th in the conference and not being as talented on paper. It also helps that the 03/04 flames were built for the playoffs- grit and determination.
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