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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Those wins are only noteworthy because they bucked what is normal. It’s the exception that proves the rule and not a great strategy.
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‘The exception that proves the rule’ is one of the silliest expressions in the English language. If there is an exception to a rule, you have disproved the rule, not proved it. Most of the time, quoting those words is just a way of pretending one hasn't already lost the argument.
There's a perfectly logical reason why Sutter's L.A. Kings were able to win two Cups as lower seeds. Their rosters were built for playoff hockey and playoff officiating. If they had tried to play the same style in the regular season, they'd have been shorthanded 10 times a game.
It was actually a very good strategy; but you have to have the horses. Most teams could not have made it work.