The Atlanta Thrashers entered the league in 1999/2000 and went 14-57-7
They missed the playoffs for 5 seasons to start, then the lockout, then missed another season (7 total) and then finally made the playoffs 8 years after their entrance into the league.
Then they missed the playoffs for 4 more seasons before being moved to Winnipeg.
With the new expansion rules they will be a much better team right from the get go, and have a much better chance at actually building a fan base IMO
The VGK have already won a Cup and been to the finals one other time, only missed the playoffs once. They've won 11 playoff rounds in 6 years lol
The Kraken made the playoffs in year two and won a round.
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