In hockey, it's hard to go from the outhouse to the penthouse, because playoff contenders refuse to move out.
Of the 16 teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, 12 of them were in the midst of multiyear postseason appearance streaks. If you include the COVID-19 bubble qualification series in 2020 -- when the NHL allowed 24 teams to advance to the postseason -- the Pittsburgh Penguins haven't missed the playoffs since the 2005-06 season, when Sidney Crosby was a rookie. The Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators have eight-season streaks.