Largest point deficit overcome to make the playoffs

[Kale Makar]

The Avs announces talking about "staying with the playoff pack" while we're 11 points down from the wild card spot. Not happening but got me wondering about how far out of the playoffs has a team been that came back to make it?

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[Barrie22]

The Avs announces talking about "staying with the playoff pack" while we're 11 points down from the wild card spot. Not happening but got me wondering about how far out of the playoffs has a team been that came back to make it?

Depends of when you talk about? Current format or top 8 format?

 

[Kale Makar]

Depends of when you talk about? Current format or top 8 format?

Doesn't really matter to me, I doubt since the current format there are that many extreme examples anyway.

 

[EK65IsAGod]

Sens at 14 with the Hamburglar run is the record I think.

 

[hockeykicker]

washington was pretty far behind in 2007-08

 

[Renly Baratheon]

2009 Blues? They were 14-21-3 and last in the west at one point, finished on a 27-10-7 tear and made the playoffs.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Sens at 14 with the Hamburglar run is the record I think.

They went 23-4-4 in their last 31 games.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Sens at 14 with the Hamburglar run is the record I think.

I believe this is the correct answer.

 

[LeHab]

Sens at 14 with the Hamburglar run is the record I think.

Playoffs format/#teams has changed so it is hard to compare across decades but sens are a good benchmark. 93-94 Isls overcame a 12 pts deficit.

 

[hockeykicker]

found washington was also at 14 in 2007

 

[Kale Makar]

Cool, easy answer. Secondary question then, what happened with those teams that let them turn it around so well?

 

[hockeykicker]

Cool, easy answer. Secondary question then, what happened with those teams that let them turn it around so well?

washington hired bruce boudreau

 

[Super Cake]

found washington was also at 14 in 2007

The thing is i seem to remember the NHL coming out and saying the Senators is the first team in modern history to overcome a 14 point deficit to make the playoffs. It is also on their wiki page

 

[Barrie22]

Figured the sharks would be a good guess the year the trade happened (thornton). But november 29th a few days before the trade they were only 9 points back of the playoffs.

 

[hockeykicker]

The thing is i seem to remember the NHL coming out and saying the Senators is the first team in modern history to overcome a 14 point deficit to make the playoffs. It is also on their wiki page

http://www.shrpsports.com/nhl/stand.php?link=Y&season=2008&divcnf=div&month=Nov&date=17


thats what im basing it off of

 

[Barrie22]

Cool, easy answer. Secondary question then, what happened with those teams that let them turn it around so well?

A goalie who is now ahl fodder got hot at the right time.

 

[CloutierForVezina]

http://www.shrpsports.com/nhl/stand.php?link=Y&season=2008&divcnf=div&month=Nov&date=17


thats what im basing it off of

Washington is 7p out of a playoff spot in that link.

 

[Super Cake]

Cool, easy answer. Secondary question then, what happened with those teams that let them turn it around so well?

For the Sens it was:

1. Hot goaltending. Hot team in general imo.
2. Teams in front of the Sens were sucking.

 

[hockeykicker]

Washington is 7p out of a playoff spot in that link.

division lead but i guess i was confused on the question. my aplogies

 

[Doctor No]

The Avs announces talking about "staying with the playoff pack" while we're 11 points down from the wild card spot.

Sounds like a McNab.

 

[Kale Makar]

Sounds like a McNab.

I admire his consistent optimism year after year of watching this team

 

[Doctor No]

I admire his consistent optimism year after year of watching this team

Cashing that check every two weeks probably takes a bit of the edge off.

 

[SegzKnightlySpoons]

Sens at 14 with the Hamburglar run is the record I think.

Not only that but they were 14 points out of a playoff spot in early February

 

[Beautvillier]

Didn't the Sens go from bottom of the Atlantic to making the playoffs?