Teams with multiple 100-point scorers that missed the playoffs

[Big Phil]

Sad story for the 1990 Penguins. They collapsed down the stretch after Lemieux was injured (he came back for the last game of the season). In their last 13 games they had 1 win, 9 losses and 3 ties - and still only missed the playoffs by one point. They were 6th in the conference as late as March 4th, 1990.

I understand them struggling a bit with Lemieux out, but the strange thing for me is that the Penguins were never above .500 during the season. Even with Lemieux and even with that insane 46 game point scoring streak of his. They were 31-31-5 on March 4th. That easily gets them into the playoffs if they just stay normal the rest of the year. That team just seemed too good to struggle to get to .500 all year. Granted this is before Stevens and Recchi really burst out and without Trottier and Francis and Murphy but You had a prime Lemieux, and then Coffey, a young Brown, Quinn, Stevens and Recchi. Still a playoff team you would think. But their best goalie had a GAA of 4.17, so yeah, pretty hard to overcome that.

Wasn't that when they needed to win the final game of the regular season but lost it in overtime or something?

Correct...............vs. Buffalo they lost in overtime. Even a tie gets them into the playoffs.

 

[The Panther]

The Oilers of 2019 are currently sitting with not only two players who will crack 100 points (and miss the playoffs), but with two of the top four scorers in the NHL (and will miss the playoffs). It takes some crazy kind of crappy team-building to achieve that.

 

[alko]

Hm, it seems, that McJesus will run away from Edmonton as soon as he can.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Hm, it seems, that McJesus will run away from Edmonton as soon as he can.

Or much like Lemieux and Sakic stays with one franchise his entire career and wins a couple of cups.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Wow lol

 

[dubey]

Quite the accomplishment

 

[GlitchMarner]

Yeah, they suck. They have major problems. I'm not sure how they can turn things around in a hurry. Too much dead weight on that roster and not enough good depth or top six talent. The defense isn't good enough. The goaltending is a question mark as well.


I wanted them to at least hang on long enough for their game tomorrow against COL to mean something... but eh.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

They just need a 3rd. #Lose4Hughes

 

[Matty Sundin]

If Tobias Rieder had 100pts tho...

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

That's because outside of those two 100 point players they have an AHL lineup that doesn't have much heart or work ethic.

 

[Super Cake]

McDavid and Draisitl are always a threat when they are on the ice. I mean seriously.

But whenever they are off the ice, it is like the Oilers are a different team when they are off the ice.

 

[66-30-33]

I guess Pens will send Oilers a card in the mail now?

 

[Michoulicious]

Wow lol

Penguins went then on to win 2 cups back to back. Not the worst team to be compared to.

Just need to draft a Jagr #5 OA in this draft.

 

[Prairie Habs]

If they trade one for a terrible return before the session ends they could avoid that distinction...

 

[RalphKing]

So...Oilers win next 2 cups then?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Pens would go on to win the Stanley Cup the following year though. They won back to back in 1991 and 1992 after missing the playoffs in 1990.

The Nordiques were terrible defensively and crashed hard after trading Dale Hunter to Washington prior to the 88 season. It was the beginning of the end of that organization. They really sucked after that and got 3 consecutive #1 draft choices (only other team to do that? Edmonton).

 

[Bounces R Way]

What the hell is in the water?

 

[winnipegger]

A lot of teams you can imagine them still being good if you took away the two best players. Lightning would still be a playoff threat, Toronto would still be decent, Calgary would grind it out and possibly make the playoffs. Without McDavid and Draisatl I don't know if the Oilers would break 40 points on the season.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Pens would go on to win the Stanley Cup the following year though. They won back to back in 1991 and 1992 after missing the playoffs in 1990.

The Nordiques were terrible defensively and crashed hard after trading Dale Hunter to Washington prior to the 88 season. It was the beginning of the end of that organization. They really sucked after that and got 3 consecutive #1 draft choices (only other team to do that? Edmonton).

The Pens weren't stuck at the cap either back in the day lol.

 

[CraigsList]

Now off to win what they win best... the lottery.

 

[jetsforever]

How many teams have actually had two 100-point scorers though?

 

[Bieber fever]

Weird flex but ok

 

[These Are The Days]

Only the fine work of Peter Chiarelli could have made this possible

 

[Super Hans]

Coffey couldn't center a 2nd line either.

 

[Sam Spade]

It is insane watching them at this point, they just pass it back and forth to each other as if they are the only guys on the ice. I wonder if they are bored at this point?