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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It does if you properly factor into consideration the competition. One of the reasons I was pretty confident that CBJ was not simply going to roll over in this series is because they are a really good team with balance, depth and excellent goaltending. It didn't matter much that they finished in 8th place, and I think had Tampa played Montreal or Carolina that they would still be playing.
There is no mystery here. The outcome is surprising to those who neglected to see how much better a team Columbus is than their record. They were a dangerous draw in the first round because all year they have looked like there was more to give.
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Once playoff Bob started playing like regular season Bob, all bets were off. They are a loaded team.