You act both proud and annoyed that the Habs are so underrated by everyone else. Pick one.
Gaikoku never discredited the Habs, he just said they were the worst team on paper in every series they played. And it's true, you can't just pretend that you expected the Habs to make it to the finals. If you sincerely tell me you predicted the Habs to win all three series and make it to the finals, then you're completely delusional. On paper, and from what we have seen all season, Montreal shouldn't even have made it past the first round. Hell, they probably shouldn't even have made the playoffs in the first place.
But they still made it to the top. Credit where it's due, they outplayed Toronto, Winnipeg and even Vegas. I didn't think they would myself and it feels weird to see them in the finals, not gonna lie, but they didn't fake their way to the top, they deserve their finals berth. But don't be too surprised if the odds favour the Lightning, once again.