Bleacher Report · Apr 25, 2020
The 10 Worst Teams in NHL History
Peter Stastny with the Quebec Nordiques10. 1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario Lemieux (the year after this dreadful season)Gene Puskar/Associated PressThe Record: 16-58-6 (23.8 points percentage)
The Good
They got their man. The Penguins were clearly tanking—trading away team captain Randy Carlyle and demoting goalie Roberto Romano to the AHL following a few strong performances late in the season—in order to get Mario Lemieux with the No. 1 pick. And it worked. He finished his career (and still resides) in eighth place on the NHL's career points leaderboard, and he got all of them with the Penguins.
The Bad