Buffalo Sabres End 14-Year Playoff Drought

0:00It's April 4th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. Buffalo Sabers finally broke their 14-season playoff drought, the longest in NHL history and longest active streak league-wide. They clinched a spot Saturday by beating the Red Wings, ending a curse that had the missing the postseason almost every year. They looked done for back in December, sitting dead last in the Eastern Conference. Then came a 10-game winning streak, and on December 15th, they fired General Manager Kevin Adams. Since then, Buffalo's posted the NHL's best record at 32 wins, 8 losses, and 4 ties. Fans in Buffalo are going wild after over a decade of pain and had handed the unwanted title to Detroit. The Red Wings now own the longest active NHL drought at 9 seasons, their last playoffs in 2015-16. Other NHL teams trailing include the Ducks, with seven seasons, sharks and black hawks at six each, and blue jackets and flyers with five.

1:01Black hawks are already out, so theirs hit seven next year. Across sports, the NFL's Jets top it with 15 seasons since 2010, MLB's Angels at 11 from 2014, and NBA's Hornets with nine. Some streaks might snap this year, but Buffalo's turnaround shows hope springs eternal in the league.