![]() ![]() He made two big plays in a 3-1 win over Buffalo on Tuesday, and Tom Reed wrote about his effort in the Puckrakers blog for the Dispatch. ![]() One of the unsung heroes for the Blue Jackets this season has been defenseman David Savard. The Jackets are 5-1-1 in their past seven games, but they’ve averaged only 2.14 goals in that span. The Dallas Cowboys (1975-83) and Indianapolis Colts (2002-10) hold the NFL record with nine straight postseason appearances, one more than the active streaks of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. ![]() The league mark is 22 straight, held by the Syracuse Nationals from 1950-63 and extended through ’71 after moving to Philadelphia as the 76ers.īaseball’s record of 14 straight postseason berths is held by the Atlanta Braves, a playoff participant from 1991-93 (the ’94 postseason was canceled by a players’ strike) and again from 1995-2005. The San Antonio Spurs of the NBA are on their way to a 20th straight playoff spot, the longest active streak in pro sports. Now the longest NHL postseason streak belongs to the Pittsburgh Penguins at 11 seasons. Detroit tied the 25-year playoff run by the St. The Chicago Blackhawks made 28 straight postseason appearances from 1969-70 through 1996-97. The Boston Bruins made the playoffs a record 29 consecutive seasons from 1967-68 through 1995-96. They haven’t drafted in the top 10 since 1991. The Red Wings began their streak 15 years before the salary cap began in the 2005-06 season and, until this season, they were the only team to make the playoffs each season of the salary-cap era.ĭetroit sustained its excellence despite having a draft pick higher than 15 only twice from 1991-2016. In that 25-season span, the Red Wings won four Stanley Cups, lost two other times in the Finals, made eight conference finals appearances, and won the Presidents’ Trophy six times.ĭetroit won 1,133 regular-season games (104 more than any other team) and earned 2,536 points (209 more than any other team) while finishing in the top four in its conference 18 times. Pause for a moment to consider what Detroit accomplished in having the third-longest consecutive postseason streak in pro sports history. The end of the Red Wings’ run was briefly noted but quickly buried in the 24/7 news cycle. We’re gaga about a third trip to the playoffs – the “real stuff,” as Jackets coach John Tortorella says – and Detroit achieved that in 25 consecutive seasons. ![]()
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