
The New York Rangers maintain the doubtful distinction of being the one workforce to win the Presidents’ Trophy one season after which miss the NHL playoffs the following yr two instances. In truth, for the reason that award was first launched within the 1985-86 season, solely 4 groups have had the very best common season document one yr, solely to fail to make the postseason the following.
So, let’s check out the 4 groups that gained the Presidents’ Trophy one season and did not make the NHL playoffs the following.
4 NHL groups which were eradicated from playoff rivalry after successful the Presidents’ Trophy the earlier season feat. New York Rangers
#4 1992-93 New York Rangers


The 1991-92 New York Rangers had a whale of a season. They gained 50 video games in an 80-game season, topping the then-Patrick Division with 105 factors. That whole was sufficient for the Wales Convention title and the President’s Trophy.
Nonetheless, the Blue Shirts fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins within the Division Finals (second spherical) in six video games (4-2). That season, the Penguins would go on to win the Stanley Cup.
The next season, the Rangers plunged to final place within the Patrick Division with 79 factors, successful 34 video games within the new 84-game season.
The excellent news is that the Blue Shirts would rebound the following yr, successful the Presidents’ Trophy and the Stanley Cup.
#3 2007-08 Buffalo Sabres


The Buffalo Sabres have been the category of the NHL, successful 53 of 82 video games, topping the Northeast Division with 113 factors. The Sabres locked up the highest seed within the Japanese Convention and would go on to make the Japanese Convention Ultimate, the place they fell in 5 video games to the Ottawa Senators.
The following season, the Sabres plummeted to fourth place within the Northeast Division, ending with 39 wins and 90 factors. The membership was 4 factors off the ultimate playoff spot within the Japanese Convention, claimed by the Boston Bruins with 94 factors.
The Sabres would final make the playoffs in 2010-11 and haven’t been again since.
#2 2014-15 Boston Bruins


The Boston Bruins have been the toast of the 2013-14 season, successful the newly-created Atlantic Division with 54 wins in 82 video games for 117 factors. The B’s claimed the Presidents’ Trophy however have been bounced by the Montreal Canadiens within the second spherical in a decent, seven-game sequence.
The following season, the Bruins dipped to 41 wins in 82 wins for 96 factors. They did not seize the ultimate wild card spot within the Japanese Convention by two factors. That spot went to the Pittsburgh Penguins who squeaked in forward of the Bruins.
#1 2024-25 New York Rangers


The 2023-24 New York Rangers had the most effective seasons in current reminiscence. They gained 55 of 82 video games for 114 factors. They dominated all through the common season, leaving the 111-point Carolina Hurricanes within the rearview.
The Blue Shirts went on to the Japanese Convention Ultimate the place they fell to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers.
This season, the Rangers entered the marketing campaign with excessive expectations. Nonetheless, inner points, inconsistency, and lack of imaginative and prescient doomed the workforce from the beginning. The Rangers sank to sixth within the Metro Division, lacking the playoffs by a large margin, practically ten factors behind the Montreal Canadiens.