The Montreal Canadiens just made run to the Stanley Cup Final.
After a tumultuous regular season that saw them get off to a great start followed by a lull, a coaching change, a bit of a resurgence and then another lull, the Canadiens pulled off an unlikely run to get within three wins of the Stanley Cup.
Though the run was surprising, it did solidify the old cliche that the Canadiens were “built for the playoffs.”
What that really means is that they have scoring, depth and good goaltending, but above all they played a physical style that wore opponents down.