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Originally Posted by Coach

Tampa has had a pretty good history for a relatively young expansion franchise.

From 92-02 they had a pretty rough go (as expected for most expansion teams), although they did make the playoffs in their 4th season.

02-07 they had some good years including of course OUR Stanley Cup . But some early exits as well.

They then had a few off years where they began drafting what is now their high-end talent. A crazy finals appearance followed by a fall back down to earth but then steady rise back to respectability and have been a team to beat for the past 5 or 6 years.

Really when you look at cycles of success, Calgary, Edmonton and Tampa should all be around the same timeframe. Calgary has had a similar last 20 years as Tampa and hopefully can see some sustained success now like they have. Edmonton has been a disaster that entire time.

Fixed.