Imagine, if only for a fool's split-second, that the people running the Pirates cared about competing.
Imagine, from there, how they might be able to take over this town in 2023.
I know, I know, but hear me out. Because after the Penguins' 3-2 loss to the Kraken on this Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena, their seventh loss in a row amid a 4-6-2 start, their longest losing streak since Sidney Crosby's rookie year, and then taking into account the Steelers being 2-6 into this bye week ... oh, yeah, you guessed it: The Pirates, despite going 62-100, had a better 2022 season to date than the other two, as measured by pure winning percentage, meaning no accounting for the NHL's loser point.