What do I mean by the above question? There have been bad teams in the NHL that have just stunk (the Oakland/California Seals teams of the late 1960s/early 1970s and the 1974-75 Washington Capitals quickly come to mind), but there are those who were terrible, but somehow made the playoffs and beyond. Which of the so-called worst teams was the best of the worst in league history?
2007-11-17 13:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by Snoop 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
The 37-38 Blackhawks made the playoffs with a 14-25 record and won the cup. That's from worst to first isn't it?
2007-11-17 14:19:41
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2Eighty8............between 1954 and 1996 (When Peter took over for William) only Montreal and Boston won more games.
During the Bobby Hull era, the Chicago Black Hawks spent at least 23 days each year in first place overall (except 1969).............and between 1958 and 1998, they only missed the playoffs once. Just once. (that damn 1969 year)Nobody else can make that claim!
However, the best "worst" team in history would be the 1937-38 Black Hawks
14 wins in 48 games...................and Stanley Cup Champions!
The first Stanley Cup champion not captained by a Canadian (Ukrainain Johnny Gottselig)
Lowest scoring team to win a Cup (2.02 goals per game)
Still the lowest winning percentage in NHL history to win the Cup.
The 1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs deserve an honourable mention. 52 points in 80 games, winning percentage of 0.325...............worst to make the playoffs in NHL history
2007-11-17 23:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
LITY- To be fair, during that same period, only 3 teams lost more games.
Any team that lost in part because of a ridiculous amount of injuries to key players maybe?
Flyers were certainly not as bad as 56 points last season-injuries took a toll there-especially if you count Primeau and a gimpy Forsberg.
2007-11-18 18:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn! I was going to say either the 1982 Canucks or 1991 North Stars. They went to the Finals, but you mean to tell me a team with a losing record won the whole thing?
2007-11-17 23:38:40 · answer #4 · answered by Snoophawk Downey 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cleveland Barons....they were so bad, the franchise ceased to exist, with the best players taken by the owners - the Gund brothers - and placed on the new team they acquired, the Minnesota North Stars...which gave this lousy club about a decade of solid play, including a pair of Norris Division and Campbell Conference crowns.
2007-11-17 22:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I can't remember what year, but the Chicago Blackhawks back in the Original Six. The Blackhawks has generally been a bad team (even to this era), and Chicago was the dumping grounds for insubordinate players (now that I think about it, LITY, what'd you do...?) by the other five teams and stars like Ted Lindsay started piling in there. I think it was during the preliminary formation of the Players' Association. Anyways, enough stars piled in there ended up winning the Cup one year.
2007-11-17 21:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
You don't have to look to far back. The Edmonton Oilers who made it to the Cup final 2 years ago and have been crashing and burning ever since.
2007-11-17 22:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by al_batros59 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋