You probably know the Sabres' playoff drought is at 13 years. Here's a quick look at how they got there

Sabres 13-year drought: how they got here Its hard for an NHL team to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for 13 straight seasons.

As we know, the Buffalo Sabres found a way to do it.

With Lindy Ruff back in charge, returning to the postseason is not just priority No.

1 for the organization; its a desperate need.

Heres a year-by-year look at the Sabres postseason drought, with overall records, point totals, winning percentages, division finishes and the coaches who came and went: Season W L OTL Pts Pct.

Division Coaches 2011-12 39 32 11 89 .543 3rd of 5 L.

Ruff (39-32-11) 2012-13 21 21 6 48 .500 5th of 5 R.

Rolston (15-11-5), L.

Ruff (6-10-1) 2013-14 21 51 10 52 .317 8th of 8 T.

Nolan (17-36-9), R.

Rolston (4-15-1) 2014-15 23 51 8 54 .329 8th of 8 T.

Nolan (23-51-8) 2015-16 35 36 11 81 .494 7th of 8 D.

Bylsma (35-36-11) 2016-17 33 37 12 78 .476 8th of 8 D.

Bylsma (33-37-12) 2017-18 25 45 12 62 .378 8th of 8 P.

Housley (25-45-12) 2018-19 33 39 10 76 .463 6th of 8 P.

Housley (33-39-10) 2019-20 30 31 8 68 .493 6th of 8 R.

Krueger (30-31-8) 2020-21 15 34 7 37 .330 8th of 8 R.

Krueger (6-18-4), D.

Granato (9-16-3) 2021-22 32 39 11 75 .457 5th of 8 D.

Granato (32-39-11) 2022-23 42 33 7 91 .555 5th of 8 D.

Granato (42-33-7) 2023-24 39 37 6 84 .512 6th of 8 D.

Granato (39-37-6) Total 388 486 108 75* .450 6th** 7 coaches *Average per 82 games **Average finish within division Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!.

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