Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday.This week Fischler turns back the calendar to 1943 and the heroic exploits of a former NHL star who became a multi-decorated U.S. Army infantryman during World War II.
How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the first of several posts looking into the playoff droughts of 30 of the 32 active NHL franchises to figure out what went wrong. This post covers the New Jersey Devils, Anaheim, Arizona, Boston, and Buffalo.