Monday, December 29, 2008

Has Any Team Been That Bad?

I'm sure everyone's seen by now that the NFL's Detroit Lions lived up to the hype and managed to lose every single game this year, a stunning 0-16. We all watched Orlovsky run out the back of the end zone, the firing of Mike Millen, etc. etc. But has any hockey team ever been that egregiously terrible?

TO THE WIKIPEDIA! ...and other places. Well I think we have a winner.

1974-1975 Washington Capitals.

Ladies and gentlemen, they went an astounding 8-67-5, for a meager 21 points. 8 wins, 67 losses, 5 ties. 8 wins...8. .131 winning %. They lost 39 of 40 road games. Lost 17 games in a row. They went through 3 coaches. 181 goals for. 446 goals against. Good Lord. That is embarrassing. Expansion was a bad idea.

Some other notable pathetic displays of hockey.

1992-1993 San Jose Sharks 11-71-2
1992-1993 Ottawa Senators 10-70-4
1989-1990 Quebec Nordiques 12-61-7
1985-1986 Detroit Red Wings 17-57-6
1983-1984 Pittsburgh Penguins 16-58-6
1983-1984 New Jersey Devils 17-56-7
1980-1981 Winnipeg Jets 9-57-14
1972-1973 New York Islanders 12-60-6
1953-1954 Chicago Black Hawks 12-51-7
1943-1944 New York Rangers 6-39-5

I love trainwrecks. We think right now that Tampa and Atlanta are terrible, imagine if we were watching some of these teams. Good God. I didn't even have to be mean about this, these stats are funny enough.

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