They got in on the last day and backed in at that. I don't care. The Wings made the postseason for the 25th straight season by being the 3rd-best team in the Atlantic. Say what you will about how close they made it or what their chances are. Again, I don't care. If you thought they were going to miss, you were wrong.
In that vein, here are the people who said as much before the season even started.
Wyshynski, Leahy, and even Lambert picked in favor of the Wings, but then you got to the other folks they tapped for opinions and things went downhill.