After winning the Cup in 2019, our Saint Louis Blues preview 2021 - 22 notes that in the past two seasons, this team has not made it past the initial round of the playoffs.

Last season, the Nashville Predators (31-23-2) finished second in the Central Division and made their seventh straight Stanley Cup Playoff appearance.

In their first 27 years, the San Jose Sharks went to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 21 times.

Our Minnesota Wild preview 2021 - 22 finds that in their 21 seasons, this team has been to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times.

In 2012 and 2014, the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

In 2019-20, this team made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning two games to four.

Our Vancouver Canucks preview 2021 - 22 observes that this team has been to the Stanley Cup Finals three times.

In our Seattle Kraken preview 2021 - 22 there is, of course, no history to speak of?

Starting with the 2006-07 season, our Edmonton Oilers preview 2021 - 22 observers that this team missed the playoffs for 10-straight years.

In their initial four seasons, the Vegas Golden Knights have been very competitive.

According to our Anaheim Ducks preview 2021 - 22, last year this team was the worst in the West.

Over the past 12 seasons, our Calgary Flames preview 2021 - 22 notes that this team has been to the playoffs just four times.

The last nine seasons, according to our Arizona Coyotes preview 2021 - 22, have been disappointing for this franchise.

Starting with the 1995-96 season, their first, our Colorado Avalanche preview 2021 - 22 notes that this team made the Stanley Cup Playoffs 10 straight years.

From 2009 to 2017, our Chicago Blackhawks preview 2021 - 22 notes that this team made the Stanley Cup Playoffs each year.

Their first three seasons, our Winnipeg Jets preview 2021 - 22 observes this team did not make the playoffs