Assertion: blues | /r/HasProperty | a playoff presence
Facets:
value: every year
type: TEMPORAL
value: from 1980
type: TEMPORAL
value: despite the stigma
type: OTHER
value: despite years of mediocrity
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Despite years of mediocrity and the stigma of never being able to "take the next step," the Blues were a playoff presence every year from 1980 to 2004 – the third longest streak in North American professional sports history (all three of which being held by NHL teams).