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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Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec (31) defends the net. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

Winnipeg Jets (Atlanta Thrashers), 1999, 16 Seasons

This is the franchise of futility. It started in Atlanta in 1999 who then lost their SECOND NHL hockey team because of bad management and worse attendance. That team never won a Playoff game in their single trip to the playoffs before moving to Winnipeg in 2011 and renamed the Jets.

Winnipeg is an interesting team in that kept Dustin Byfuglien by signing him to a five-year contract last year while trading Andrew Ladd to the Blackhawks. In their five seasons in Winnipeg, they’ve qualified for the Playoffs only once and didn’t win a game during the 2015 playoffs against the Ducks.

The Jets are once again in a rebuilding mode but are only one season removed from the playoffs. They seem further away than closer but at least they are getting a heck of a lot more support from their fans than they ever did in Atlanta.

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