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What are some examples of great regular season teams who for whatever reason couldn't seem to perform in the playoffs?
My choices:
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San Jose Sharks (2007 - 2014): The Thornton/Marleau era Sharks. Scary good reg season club. They had four 50 win seasons between 07 - 14, and two seasons (08 & 11) where they won 49 and 48 games respecivitely. But, they never really got over the hump in the playoffs. To be fair there were two conference finals appearances in that period, but zero Cup finals. First round losses in 09 (53 win team), 12, and 14.
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Toronto Maple Leafs (2017 - current): The modern day example. Lots of regular season success, but bitter disappoinment in the post season. In the Matthews/Marner/Tavares era they have won only a single playoff round, that being last year vs. Tampa. The fact that they played in one of the toughest divisions in hockey should be noted, however that said there were losses to Montreal and Columbus during the COVID years.
Honourable mention: Late 2000's / early 2010's Washington Capitals
Who do you got?