If the Blackhawks are at the top of the lottery odds, that doesn't guarantee them the first selection unfortunately. So what happens if the odds don't work in the Blackhawks' favor?
How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the third of several posts looking into the playoff droughts of 30 of the 32 active NHL franchises to figure out what went wrong and how it ended. This post covers Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, and Los Angeles.
= 2001 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2001 = 2002 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2002 = 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2003 = 2004 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2004 = 20.