"You already have a situation here," Holik said, referring to the playoff drought.

The 8-year playoff drought became the longest such stretch in team history.

They finished 2-10-2 in 1964, beginning an 18-season playoff drought.

Their playoff drought hasn't been as long as the Lions'.

If the answers to all of these questions are positive ones for the Rangers, they should end their playoff drought next spring.

But to end a 13-year playoff drought, its going to take a major improvement on defense to compensate for Palmer's expected mistakes.

The team also failed to break its 9-year playoff drought, the longest in franchise history.

Now, perhaps, the Rangers will break their five-year playoff drought.

In his first year, the Penguins finished 40-33-7 and ended a lengthy playoff drought.

Then from 1981 to 1986, Houston experienced a playoff drought again and changed coaches four more times.