#playoff-history

#playoff-history

It really was sheer misery for the Birds whenever they matched up against the Rams in the early days, as they won just two out of the team's first 19 matchups through the 1976, while suffering a 56-0 beatdown in that '76 season. That's still the largest margin of defeat in franchise history. It was decisive L after decisive L for the Falcons, as the Rams almost felt like an auto loss on the schedule in the 1970s and 1980s.

So, they come in the league in 2000. They haven't made round two of the playoffs ever. They haven't made the playoffs since 2020. They've missed the playoffs 20 of 25 times. The best Blue Jacket ever is Rick Nash. They've had 7 team captains: Lyle Odelein, Ray Whitney, Luke Richardson, Adam Foote, Rick Nash, Nick Foligno, and Boone Jenner. I've never heard a single conversation about the Blue Jackets.

In the postseason of 2010, the No. 8 seed Canadiens pulled off a shocking upset against the heavily favored No. 1 seed Capitals, largely due to Jaroslav Halak's stellar performance.

This series is all about putting that one, 15 years ago, behind us all. A bit of redemption, shall we say.