Top 10: Longest Stanley Cup Championship Drought

[notbias]

With Buffalo's plethora of talent, I think they have the best shot in the next 5-10 years, with Edmonton right behind (smaller window, 2-3 years).

This post could have been made 5 years ago...

Buffalo has been on the cusp of making a run for like 10 years.

 

[McGarnagle]

I’ve never met anyone who has actually been to a Maple Leafs game. Coincidentally they all just happen to be on TV. Weird, right?

My friend Adam tells me this big story about how in pictures from the planes over Maple Leaf Gardens and stuff, how the chimney's not long enough, doesn't cast a long shadow enough, to have possibly been big enough to service the 1960s Toronto Maple Leaf dynasty.

 

[BrockLobster]

Buzz Aldrin isn’t even a real person.

He meant buzz lightyear. Who is very very real.

 

[Nasti]

5 of those 10 are Canadian teams and another one was a Canadian team initially. Number 11 would also be a Canadian team. Looking forward to the day when the top 7 are all Canadian teams.

 

[njdevils1982]

5 of those 10 are Canadian teams and another one was a Canadian team initially. Number 11 would also be a Canadian team. Looking forward to the day when the top 7 are all Canadian teams.

there are two teams tied at number 11

 

[stampedingviking]

What flavor of cheese do you think the moon is? People just assume Swiss because of the craters but I'm not so sure. I hope it's a nice pepper jack.

Obviously Wensleydale, just ask Wallace and Gromit.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Buzz Aldrin isn’t even a real person.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

With the Stanley Cup now awarded, it's time to take a look at the last time a team has won the Stanley Cup.

Top 10 Teams: Longest Stanley Cup Championship Drought

Toronto	1967
Buffalo	Never (franchise existed since 1970-1971 season)
Vancouver	Never (franchise existed since 1970-1971 season)
Philadelphia	1975
Arizona	Never (franchise existed since 1979-1980 season)
NY Islanders	1983
Calgary	1989
Edmonton	1990
San Jose	Never (franchise existed since 1991-1992 season)
Ottawa	Never (franchise existed since 1992-1993 season)

Guffman Analysis

Of the 10 teams with the longest drought, only three of them made the playoffs this past season, none advancing past the second round. Half the teams on the list have never won a Stanley Cup despite existing for decades. Half of the teams are also from Canada.

The longest drought belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who last won before Man allegedly walked on the moon (back when the league was a 6-team circuit).

For next season, Guffman predicts that only Edmonton or Toronto can remove themselves from this list. Buffalo and Ottawa may start challenging soon with their rejuvenated rosters.

It should be noted that Boston only has 1 cup win in 52 years. They are not off the hook as far as I'm concerned.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Nothing is real, everything we say and do is ultimately meaningless.

 

[Hank Plank]

Buzz Aldrin would punch you for saying that.

Buzz would punch you just to punch you.