Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 17, 2023

Published: Apr. 17, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Yes, the core is old, but they were producing at a rate that they should have made the playoffs.
Forget the Blackhawks and Blue Jackets loss at the end of the season, there were tons of games they should have won that they should not have even be in the position.
October 17th at Montreal: They blew a 2-0 lead in the third period and lose in OT.
October 28th at Vancouver: They lost to ****ing Spencer Martin. Vancouver was also on a second half of a back to back.
November 1st vs Boston: They blew a 5-2 lead and lost in OT.
December 28th vs Detroit: They blew a 4-0 lead and lost in OT.
December 30th vs New Jersey: They had like 9 powerplays and did absolutely nothing. Lost 4-2
January 28th vs San Jose: You can't lose to San Jose at home.
February 17th at Islanders: They blew a 4-2 lead to the Islanders. They outplayed the Islanders too.
February 20th vs Islanders: They were up 2-1 and allowed 3 goals in the third period. Again they outplayed the Islanders.
March 9th vs Islanders: They blew a 3-1 lead and lost in OT.
March 14th vs Montreal: They lost to the injury plagued Canadiens at home. Unacceptable.
March 20th vs Ottawa: They lost to a goalie making his NHL debut. I knew after the Pens couldn't score within the first 10 minutes and they probably weren't going to win.
March 28th at Detroit: You can't allow Detroit to score 7 goals.
If they had won just ONE of the Islanders games, then they are in the playoffs.
If they had won all of these games, then they would have like 20 more points. That would give them 111 points instead of just 91 points. They have just gained 10 more points from those games, then they would have clinched before the Chicago and Columbus games.