^^ getting hot at the right time is a big consideration...
all one needs to do is look back on Calgary's 2004 run... looking back, its a 6th place team that went into the playoffs hot and was picked as a team "no one wants to play in round 1"
Calgary rode kipper and iggy, along with role players that exceeded their limitations, all the way to the stanley cup...
but it wasn't the beginning of a dynasty...it was the capturing lightning in a bottle.
it remains to be seen what the canes are.
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