Montreal Canadiens: Adaptability Key to Deep Playoff Run

Jun 24, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens team receives the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after they won against Vegas Golden Knights in game six of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports

The Montreal Canadiens have taken us fans on quite a rollercoaster. The last team to make it into the playoffs is in the Stanley Cup Finals. The team that looked dead in the water after the fourth game in the first round against Toronto.

And similarly to 1993, no one outside of the most deluded of fans believed Montreal would make it this far. Well, who’s delusional now?

So how did this happen exactly? How did everyone get this so wrong?…