Counting since their first NHL game, October 10, 1998. Blanked 1–0 by Florida in their 1998 debut; Smashville's lone Final ended with the Cup in Pittsburgh's hands in 2017.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Predators have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first NHL game.
Closest calls: Stanley Cup Final losses in 2017.
That's 28 NHL seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.