How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the fourth 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 Minnesota, Montreal, Nashville, the New York Islanders, and the New York Rangers.
The Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers begins Tuesday, and the Eastern Conference Final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and either the New York Rangers or Carolina Hurricanes starts Wednesday. There will undoubtedly be classic games and memorable moments from each series with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final four wins away. To gear up for the final four, NHL.com staff writers and editors selected their top 10 conference finals games since 1982, when the third round of the playoffs was named the conference final:
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