That '88-'89 team was the best the Habs had had since their late-'70s juggernauts. 115 points in the regular season is still one of the highest totals for a team that did not win the Stanley Cup. I can see why they thought that team was destined to win, even though in retrospect it's awfully myopic of them to ignore that the Flames were better by every statistical measure other than in net.
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