{"id":706742,"date":"2026-04-05T15:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/706742\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:04:05","slug":"with-sabres-in-postseason-new-york-jets-drought-stands-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/706742\/","title":{"rendered":"With Sabres in postseason, New York Jets\u2019 drought stands alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/thebiglead.com\/category\/nhl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NHL\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NHL\u2019s&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NHL\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thebiglead.com\/tag\/buffalo-sabres\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Sabres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Buffalo Sabres&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> celebrated the end of a 14-year postseason drought on Saturday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p>The Sabres are chasing an Atlantic Division title as the regular season winds down. But a Detroit Red Wings loss clinched Buffalo a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2010-11.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Buffalo\u2019s achievement leaves the <a href=\"http:\/\/thebiglead.com\/category\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL\u2019s&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thebiglead.com\/tag\/new-york-jets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Jets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Jets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Jets<\/a> all alone atop the playoff drought list with a 15-year playoff drought.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, ESPN\u2019s Rich Cimini <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/48359171\/new-york-jets-playoff-drought-15-years-buffalo-sabres\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:noted the Jets\u2019 predicament;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;noted the Jets\u2019 predicament&quot;}\" class=\"link \">noted the Jets\u2019 predicament<\/a> in a story Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo longer are they linked in infamy, as the Sabres clinched a playoff berth Saturday to snap their 14-year postseason drought \u2014 the longest in NHL history \u2014 with six games to spare,\u201d Cimini wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Jets are still going, at 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Sabres clinched their berth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nhl\/updated-list-longest-playoff-droughts-sports-sabres-clinch-postseason\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sports Illustrated updated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sports Illustrated updated&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sports Illustrated updated<\/a> the list of North American pro sports\u2019 longest playoff droughts.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, here is the list:<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p>New York Jets, NFL, 15 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Los Angeles Angels, MLB, 11 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB, 10 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Charlotte Hornets, NBA, 9 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings, NHL, 9 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Atlanta Falcons, NFL, 8 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks, NHL, 7 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Colorado Rockies, MLB, 7 years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Cimini, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn, who went 3-14 in his first year leading New York, committed to getting the team back into championship contention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to leave a legacy, I do,\u201d Glenn said in his introductory press conference. \u201cWhen I\u2019m gone, man, I\u2019m looking at this team being a team that consistently puts themselves in a place to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not a day, there\u2019s not an hour, there\u2019s not a minute I don\u2019t think about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"807\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55ee9bf241f0ce526d72b133019f7572.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, the Jets still have a long way to go to match the NFL record for playoff futility.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that distinction belongs to the Chicago\/St. Louis Cardinals, who went 25 seasons (1949-74) without making the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Also, in other sports, the Washington Nationals\/Montreal Expos didn\u2019t make the MLB playoffs for 29 straight years (1982-2011). Finally in the NBA, the Sacramento Kings snapped a 16-year drought by making the postseason in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NHL\u2019s Buffalo Sabres celebrated the end of a 14-year postseason drought on Saturday, April 4. 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