What NHL team had the worst season start and still made to the playoffs?

Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by admin in Nhl

Also what NHL had the best start early on and failed to make the playoffs in the biggest drop?

10 Responses to “What NHL team had the worst season start and still made to the playoffs?”

  1. primoa1970

    16. Nov, 2009

    I can recall the 1991 Edmonton Oilers starting out at 2-11-2…….
    And going on to win the cup that year over Boston

  2. cdn24fan

    16. Nov, 2009

    Washington from last year should be up there too.

  3. Bob Loblaw

    16. Nov, 2009

    Don’t know (Cyrenaca? Again)……..I will say a couple of recent ones that came to mind……I don’t think the Caps were doing to well until they fired Hanlon and Bruce Boudreau took over last year…..and the Sens almost pulled the feat on your second Q but not quite….remember last year they started off something like 16-1 and barely slid into the play-offs?

  4. tfoley5000

    16. Nov, 2009

    2005 Edmonton Oilers had a 4-15-2 Start and made the Stanley Cup Finals.

  5. Like I'm Telling You Who I A

    16. Nov, 2009

    The Washington Capitals last year set a record for overcoming the largest deficit (17 points) to make the playoffs, so they are the answer.

    To the first responder,
    The year they were 2-11-2, they were still ahead of the Winnipeg Jets at that point in the season, and they didn’t win the cup that year (90-91) but did make it to the semi-final round (losing to Minnesota).

    Tfoley, Edmonton was never below 0.500 after game 13 in 2005-06, Here is Jarret Stoll’s game by game log for that year, notice all the Oiler wins early in the season (8-6-1 after 15 games)?
    http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2528/gamelog;_ylt=AlkFgbevLStE8GitHCuzj8JivLYF?year=2005

    Andrew, several teams in NHL history have been last overall after November 1st and made the playoffs
    1979-80 Oilers
    1960-61 Black Hawks (not only made the playoffs, won the Cup)

  6. Andrew G

    16. Nov, 2009

    the caps were 6-14-1 on november 22nd, they were the first team in history to be last place in the league and still make the playoffs. They won 11 of their last 12 which they needed to do to get in.

  7. Mark H

    16. Nov, 2009

    caps

  8. TexHabsfan GoCanada

    16. Nov, 2009

    Sharks started 0-8-1 in the 93-94 season, if Ozolinsh (or was it Garpenlov) had scored in ot (hit the post) of game 6 in the Campbell Conference semi’s against the Leafs, then they woulda gone on to play the Canucks in the CC Finals in only their 3rd season

    Primoa: that was in the 89-90 season that the Oilers beat the Bruins for the Cup

  9. john disque

    16. Nov, 2009

    Great question!!!

    I don’t know – but I’ll try to find out.

  10. Nice Guys Finish Last! GO DUCKS!

    16. Nov, 2009

    Maybe the Ducks. They are in 5th place right now and they face Buffalo tonight.

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