gortiz Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I'm sorry, I"ll be the first to admit, I"m not a big Caps fans. Even though I've caught every playoff appearance the last 4-5 years. I was doing a little research and I'm still not sure I'm looking at this right ... The Caps have made it to the playoffs 26 out of the last 30 years? What is even more remarkable than that is no Cup to show for it ... anyone think that is a pro sport record? That many appearances without a championship? I wonder ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 It's ridiculously easy to make the playoffs in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The Caps were consistently good through the 80s and 90s, but never great. They were also always in the same division as as one of the most dominant teams in the league, and in the old divisional playoff format that made it real tough to advance out of the quarterfinals. In the early 80s it was the Islanders, then the Flyers were very strong in the mid 80s, then the Pens became dominant through the 90s. Due to all those other great teams, the caps only managed to finish at the top of the Patrick division one time. EDIT: Also I think it's 23 times in 30 years, still impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Yeah, when nearly 55% of the field is able to get into the postseason, that's suddenly not that great of an accomplishment. 26 out of 30 is still pretty solid, you would have expected a few more misses in there, but it isn't as impressive as it would be in football or baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 okay, how about this: The Spurs Franchise has made the playoffs 41 our of 46 years! :yikes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 When the Caps were in the Patrick division through 1991-92, didn't they just have to be top 4 out of the top 6 teams in the Patrick to make the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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