Greatest franchise out of the 4?

[Jets4Life]

I don’t know Pittsburgh had some pretty garbage years even with Lemieux. Oilers at that time were a scrappy underdog that managed to upset a couple of the 5 teams that won cups in that 9 or so year span. Oilers had one of the worst stretches ever from 2007-2016 but the pens had some absolute garbage years in there as well through the first half of the 2000’s. Edmonton hasn’t won in the cap era but has been to the finals twice and lost in game 7 both times. Pretty wild how 2 games could completely flip that script.

LOL

You cannot compare any team in the NHL to the ineptitude of the Oilers from 2006-15. They were, by far, the worst franchise in the NHL. Pittsburgh had 4 straight seasons of poor play, once Jagr was gone,and Lemieux was aging out, and often injured.

Edmonton had 3 #1 overall picks, and still were the worst team in the league. It;s a complete fluke that the fourth time they were so bad that they once again were gifted the #1 pick, it just happened to be the year a generational player was available.

 

[MessierII]

LOL

You cannot compare any team in the NHL to the ineptitude of the Oilers from 2006-15. They were, by far, the worst franchise in the NHL. Pittsburgh had 4 straight seasons of poor play, once Jagr was gone,and Lemieux was aging out, and often injured.

Edmonton had 3 #1 overall picks, and still were the worst team in the league. It;s a complete fluke that the fourth time they were so bad that they once again were gifted the #1 pick, it just happened to be the year a generational player was available.

What about the penguins first 21 years?

 

[McFlash97]

LOL

You cannot compare any team in the NHL to the ineptitude of the Oilers from 2006-15. They were, by far, the worst franchise in the NHL. Pittsburgh had 4 straight seasons of poor play, once Jagr was gone,and Lemieux was aging out, and often injured.

Edmonton had 3 #1 overall picks, and still were the worst team in the league. It;s a complete fluke that the fourth time they were so bad that they once again were gifted the #1 pick, it just happened to be the year a generational player was available.

Winning the lottery without being the worst team in hockey is not the Oilers fault. That's the hockey gods gifting another generational player to a franchise. You mad bro ?

 

[klefbombs shoulder]

LOL

You cannot compare any team in the NHL to the ineptitude of the Oilers from 2006-15. They were, by far, the worst franchise in the NHL. Pittsburgh had 4 straight seasons of poor play, once Jagr was gone,and Lemieux was aging out, and often injured.

Edmonton had 3 #1 overall picks, and still were the worst team in the league. It;s a complete fluke that the fourth time they were so bad that they once again were gifted the #1 pick, it just happened to be the year a generational player was available.

Pens missed the playoffs in 5/6 of Mario Lemieux's first seasons in a league where nearly 80% of the league made the playoffs. That is easily worse than a team with Yakupov, Nuge, and oft injured Hall missing the playoffs in a league with just of 50% of teams making it.

 

[Bouboumaster]

"Who has the second Biggest Dick after the Habs?" Is the question

 

[jigglysquishy]

The ten worst seasons by Point% of the included names (1967 to present)

Rank	Season	Team	Point %
1	1983-84	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.238%
2	1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.281%
3	2023-24	Chicago Blackhawks	0.317%
4	1984-85	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.331%
5	1968-69	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.336%
6	2003-04	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.354%
7	2005-06	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.354%
8	1992-93	Edmonton Oilers	0.357%
9	2003-04	Chicago Blackhawks	0.360%
10	2022-23	Chicago Blackhawks	0.360%

In terms of other seasons under 0.400% you have

Edmonton Oilers - 5 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2014-15, 1993-94, 1994-95)
Chicago Blackhawks - 2 (1976-77, 2005-06)
Pittsburgh Penguins - 2 (2002-03, 1970-71)
Boston Bruins - 1 (1996-97)

In terms of lowest lows, I think Boston is clearly the best of these four teams. The Penguins had 8 seasons under 0.400% and the Oilers had 6. I'm surprised the Blackhawks had 5.