Nashville Predators One of Dozen Stanley Cupless Teams

May 12, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski (8) and defenseman Brent Burns (88) and center Patrick Marleau (12) shake hands with Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and defenseman Barret Jackman (5) after the end of the game seven of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center at San Jose. San Jose defeated Nashville 5-0. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) takes the ice for warm-ups. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

Washington Capitals, 1974, 41 Seasons

That’s right, the Washington Capitals have never won a Stanley Cup. The President’s Cup winner for the best regular season team thought they had a shot to break that 41 season streak this year but it was not to be.

They missed the playoffs in their first eight years of existence. Since then they’ve been in the Playoffs for an amazing 26 of 33 seasons. They even made it to the Stanley Cup Finals back in 1998 but lost to the Red Wings.

Former Nashville Predators Coach Barry Trotz has really turned this team around and they have a window where they definitely have a chance over the next couple of years. When you have Alex Ovechkin scoring goals and Braden Holtby stopping them, you should have a shot.

It will be interesting to see if they can go to the next level under Trotz. There are a lot of Preds fans rooting for them, as long as they stay in the East.

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