After being in first place in the Atlantic Division in January, around the Olympic break, looking like a playoff spot was basically a lock, and at the trade deadline the Detroit Red Wings traded an unprotected first-round pick to push for the postseason. And yet… here we are. The Red Wings have now missed the playoffs for the tenth year in a row. The NHL's newest longest active postseason drought now that their divisional rival, the Buffalo Sabres are back in the dance this y
