Divine
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It's regression to the mean, it actually isn't that rare. A period of unsustainably good play is often followed by a period of unsustainably BAD play before things balance out. Even with Bernier healthy they would have probably had a rough time late in the season.
Btw Wings were winning a lot of games with Gustavsson as their #1 last year and with Datsyuk and Zetterberg injured. If an injury causes a team to completely fall apart it's a not a good sign for how the team is playing overall.
The first point has already been argued. Secondly, no they weren't, Detroit was out of the playoffs for most of the regular season. They went on a hot streak at the end when they were becoming relatively healthy to just make the playoffs as an 8th seed. This season, they're essentially the same team, being more healthy - and they're first in the East.
From being out of the playoffs when injured, to being the best team in the conference - is that not falling apart when injuries occur? Does that mean Detroit is not built well either?