The 2023-24 season for the Penguins ended up not being terribly memorable, and they have no one to blame but themselves for it. A look at the standings shows just how easy it would have been to step right into the playoffs.
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The third place in every division across the NHL has the following number of points right now. See if you can spot which one of these things is not like the other: 93, 94, 90....82.
At only 82 points, it’s the Metropolitan division that is the goofy looking dragon in the meme this time around when it comes to not having enough quality teams to fill out their automatic playoff berths.