All it takes is a run.
One run, and a team is back in the thick of things in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Look at the 2006 Edmonton Oilers. Not really a much of a factor in the 2005-06 season, the team finished eighth in the Western Conference. Then, out of nowhere, they eliminated the Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks to advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1990. In the Finals, they gave the Carolina Hurricanes all they could handle before bowing out in seven games.