In winning the Stanley Cup, the Caps passed the NHL Sackcloth of Shame onto us, St. Louis, Toronto and Buffalo for most franchise futility since expansion
Toronto: 5 conference final appearances ('78, '93, '94, '99, '02), 0 SCF appearances, 2 1st overalls ('85, '16)
St. Louis: 3 SCF appearances under rules which forced expansion teams into the SCF, all of which ended 0 - 4 ('68, '69, '70), 3 conference finals ('86, '01, '16), one five-year descent from conference final to 1st overall ('01 - '06)
Vancouver: 3 SCF appearances ('82, '94, '11), 0 1st overalls
Buffalo: 2 SCF appearances ('75, '99), 4 conference finals ('80, '98, '06, '07), 2 non-expansion-lottery 1st overalls ('87, '18)