"I'd rather find out my wife was cheating on me than keep losing like this. At least I could tell my wife to cut it out." That truly sounds like the talk of a defeated man.
Props to Ron Low for the wins and even a shutout. Must've felt like a beer league goalie in a shooting gallery. Amazing that Washington survived in the city. Kansas city were mildly better and were still relocated inside of 2 years.
Montreal is giving them a run for their money. 8-33-7 currently. Yes, I will admit the Sabres have head their moments but even in their sh!t seasons they’ll string a 4-5 win streak together.
Their only road win came in their second-last road game, 5-3 in Oakland vs. the California Golden Seals. The Caps actually ended the season with a 1-game winning streak, beating the Penguins 8-4 in the last game of the season on April 6. This team was notable for having the second and third black players in NHL history. Mike Marson scored 16 goals and 12 assists in 76 games, while Bill Riley played 1 game, with no points. A defenceman named Bill Mikkelson was -82, which remains the league record. Rod Seiling, between playing for the Rangers and Maple Leafs, played with the Capitals in their 3-0 loss to the Canadiens on Halloween, and must have thought he was Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone.
In 1975, I saw the Caps play here in Pittsburgh. Pens won 12-1. Caps goalie Michel Belhumer coughed up a quick 7 goals. Ron Low relieved him and allowed 5 more. Their goaltending blew chunks. I'll never forget that game.
According to Hockey Reference, Lowe gave up the 7 and Belhumeur gave up the 5. Not that it really mattered. Incidentally the Pens made history that season blowing a 3-0 series lead to the Islanders in the playoffs.
@@Rockhound6165 The Caps must have pulled Belhumer after 5 goals instead of 7 - please excuse the specifics of my memory 47 1/2 years after the fact. And I listened to game 7 as Chico Resh outdueled Gary Inness in perhaps the Pens' only truly important game from 1967 - 1983. Cried my eyes out when Nystrom scored the only goal of the game with just 5:18 left in the third period. Ahhhhh, the hopes and dreams of a twelve-year-old all dashed to hell. 🤣🤣😁😁😃
Forgot to mention Scott Stevens and Kevin Hatcher to help out on the blue line. Then, towards the end of the 80s, one of the better trades brought Calle Johansson, Mike Ridley, and Kelly Miller to the district. In regards to acquiring Hunter, the pick Quebec got turned into Joe Sakic. Along with Bondra, Dmitri Khristich was a prospect. He didn't pan out like Bonzai. A little trivia: I believe Khristich was the last Cap to wear 8. Until that Ovi guy came along. Yeah, if you haven't figured it out yet then yes, I am a Caps fan. At least they haven't given me 14 straight years of losing, and in a current rebuild state (that is the Orioles for the uninitiated).
The Edmonton Oilers in 1979-80 as an expansion team made the playoffs in their inaugural season even though they finished with the season below the 500 mark going 28-39-13.
"It's hard to believe that any team in any sport can do that bad in any season". I'd like to introduce to you the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Bucaneers. 0-14 in 1976, 0-12 before winning their first game in 1977(2-12). Yes, they lost their first 26 games in existence. Shut out 11 of 28 games(including their first 2 games ever and 4 out of 5 games in a stretch in 1977). In 1977, before exploding for 33 points in week 13 winning their first game against the Saints, they scored a combined 53 points. Yes, 53 points in 12 games(a 4.4 ppg average). In short, as bad as the Caps were in 1974-75, the 1976-77 Bucs make them look like the Canadiens. The difference is, as awful a start that Bucs team had, by their 4th season they ended up 10 points from the Super Bowl.
Back then teams were able to protect more players so they had slim choices. LVK had access to more players then Capitals. This was done by NHL to avoid something like this
For sure. At least in the 70s there was no salary cap or floor, there's really no excuse to be crap in the cap/floor era unless you are completely inept at talent evaluation
The Capitals made a lot of bad early moves in that first season but it wasn't all their fault. They lost out on available talent to the WHA and the expansion draft was extremely weak that year. The NHL did make some changes to the expansion rules going forward because it was clear that the table was badly tilted and it didn't give new teams a chance to be competitive. As for the goaltending, the Capitals weren't able to acquire any prime defenders. All were past their prime or injured so their goaltending was badly overmatched. It wasn't that the goaltending was bad, rather they didn't have the necessary talent in front of them to give them a chance to hold games close. All of players had very high minus numbers in their plus/minus stats. They were doomed from the start and with no access to european or WHA talent they were screwed.
@@idontgivetkachuk didn’t we win the cup in 2018, also we have Alex ovechkin, let me remind you who he is. He is the top goal scorer that is still in the nhl and could pass Gretzky’s record.
And hows that relate to the video? This is going over the worst team to ever exist record wise. Alex Ovechkin and 2018 have nothing to do with it cause they werent on that inaugural team.. Also at the end I do infact state that they eventually turned their misfortunes and won the cup. So idk what point youre tryna prove here...
In Buffalo, there was a hilarious sign maker. I still remember on of his signs, it read: "NHL goaltenders reach an all time Low.....Ron."
Bill Morgan 😂😂 Thats amazing
Not to be confused with Philadelphia's famous "Sign Man"(still going strong) who had a sign that said, "Only Jesus saves more than Bernie".
Well Buffalo can put a fight up for this title
😂
The yotes are in the race as well
Milt Schmidt should have known better than anyone that there will never be another Bobby Orr - as he described Greg Joly
"I'd rather find out my wife was cheating on me than keep losing like this. At least I could tell my wife to cut it out."
That truly sounds like the talk of a defeated man.
Wonder what would've happend if they didn't draft a bust
To be fair this was before the Euro invasion so there was little talent to choose from so anyone had " promise "
Hall of Famer and 4-time Cup champion Clark Gillies was selected 3 picks after Joly
My favourite 74-75 Caps stat is Bill Mikkelsen setting the NHL single season record for the worst plus/minus rating with a -82 score.
😂😂😂😂 what a stat!!
I've been a Caps fan since 2009(age 10) and here I am
W. love the diehard fans. Good for sticking with em!!
Wow a 17 game losing streak, that would run most teams out of town these days
Hmmmmm only 17 just ask Buffalo
Annnnd, make that 18 for the Sabres now
Make it 19 tonight
I think the Sens went 10-70-4 in an 84 game year. The Sharks also I think only won 7 games their first season
Your math is a little bit off there lol. Looks like you pushed 8 instead of 7 (70 losses)
@@smokesletsgo2374 you are right
Well now I know what team inspired District 5 from The Mighty Ducks lol
Props to Ron Low for the wins and even a shutout. Must've felt like a beer league goalie in a shooting gallery. Amazing that Washington survived in the city. Kansas city were mildly better and were still relocated inside of 2 years.
Montreal is giving them a run for their money. 8-33-7 currently. Yes, I will admit the Sabres have head their moments but even in their sh!t seasons they’ll string a 4-5 win streak together.
Worst team is actually NSC 1984 Leafs smh
Ah yes how could I forget
Their only road win came in their second-last road game, 5-3 in Oakland vs. the California Golden Seals. The Caps actually ended the season with a 1-game winning streak, beating the Penguins 8-4 in the last game of the season on April 6.
This team was notable for having the second and third black players in NHL history. Mike Marson scored 16 goals and 12 assists in 76 games, while Bill Riley played 1 game, with no points. A defenceman named Bill Mikkelson was -82, which remains the league record. Rod Seiling, between playing for the Rangers and Maple Leafs, played with the Capitals in their 3-0 loss to the Canadiens on Halloween, and must have thought he was Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone.
In 1975, I saw the Caps play here in Pittsburgh. Pens won 12-1. Caps goalie Michel Belhumer coughed up a quick 7 goals. Ron Low relieved him and allowed 5 more. Their goaltending blew chunks. I'll never forget that game.
According to Hockey Reference, Lowe gave up the 7 and Belhumeur gave up the 5. Not that it really mattered. Incidentally the Pens made history that season blowing a 3-0 series lead to the Islanders in the playoffs.
@@Rockhound6165 The Caps must have pulled Belhumer after 5 goals instead of 7 - please excuse the specifics of my memory 47 1/2 years after the fact. And I listened to game 7 as Chico Resh outdueled Gary Inness in perhaps the Pens' only truly important game from 1967 - 1983. Cried my eyes out when Nystrom scored the only goal of the game with just 5:18 left in the third period. Ahhhhh, the hopes and dreams of a twelve-year-old all dashed to hell. 🤣🤣😁😁😃
Worst team in pro hockey history was battle creek rumble bees 1-45-2
Forgot to mention Scott Stevens and Kevin Hatcher to help out on the blue line. Then, towards the end of the 80s, one of the better trades brought Calle Johansson, Mike Ridley, and Kelly Miller to the district.
In regards to acquiring Hunter, the pick Quebec got turned into Joe Sakic.
Along with Bondra, Dmitri Khristich was a prospect. He didn't pan out like Bonzai. A little trivia: I believe Khristich was the last Cap to wear 8. Until that Ovi guy came along.
Yeah, if you haven't figured it out yet then yes, I am a Caps fan.
At least they haven't given me 14 straight years of losing, and in a current rebuild state (that is the Orioles for the uninitiated).
Love your nhl history channel ❤️❤️
Thanks man!!
Maybe they weren't good, but i love and miss those jerseys !
The Edmonton Oilers in 1979-80 as an expansion team made the playoffs in their inaugural season even though they finished with the season below the 500 mark going 28-39-13.
They got swept by the Flyers 3-0 but would exact revenge in 1985 and 1987.
It’s been two weeks already! Nice!
Two weeks since what?
They had as much wins as Ovi's jersey number.
😂😂
In Ovi's words... they really suck that year.
Love that video!!! Can you do a video on The Atlanta Thrashers and their whole time in the league
I did one when i 1st started the channel lol
idontgivetkachuk oh 😂 can I be part of your next video??
They picked Greg Joly when they could have picked Brian Trottier LMAO
Could have been worse. Could have traded the 1st round pick that turned into Guy LeFleur like the Seals did.
"It's hard to believe that any team in any sport can do that bad in any season".
I'd like to introduce to you the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Bucaneers. 0-14 in 1976, 0-12 before winning their first game in 1977(2-12). Yes, they lost their first 26 games in existence. Shut out 11 of 28 games(including their first 2 games ever and 4 out of 5 games in a stretch in 1977). In 1977, before exploding for 33 points in week 13 winning their first game against the Saints, they scored a combined 53 points. Yes, 53 points in 12 games(a 4.4 ppg average). In short, as bad as the Caps were in 1974-75, the 1976-77 Bucs make them look like the Canadiens. The difference is, as awful a start that Bucs team had, by their 4th season they ended up 10 points from the Super Bowl.
John Robinson's famous quote, after a reporter asked about his offenses execution. "I'm all for it."
@@jefffuller9918 John McKay not Robinson. Even though they're both associated with the same college team, USC.
Ron low was a good goalie but he got stuck playing for horrible teams
Yeah this team was horrendus so like he didnt even have a defense to help him out and he STILL got every damn win they had so
Yeah the red wings
@@ObiWannaBrick31 ARE YOU A SABRES FAN!????
And yet he was Patrick Roy compared to his backup Michel Belhumeur. 0-24-3 in '75-'76.
Back then teams were able to protect more players so they had slim choices. LVK had access to more players then Capitals. This was done by NHL to avoid something like this
They rectified this with the Kraken draft.
I wish the Capitals would retire #12 Peter Bondra
I firmly believe his number will be next. If you notice, no one has worn 12 since Bonzi retired.
You're my hero Paul
No U Angus
my Redwings should be on here
For sure. At least in the 70s there was no salary cap or floor, there's really no excuse to be crap in the cap/floor era unless you are completely inept at talent evaluation
You need to cover the expansion draft rules if you want the actual reason for the horrid start.
They were so bad. They were set up to fail from the start. The fact teams were able to protect basically their whole roster didnt help any team.
The Capitals made a lot of bad early moves in that first season but it wasn't all their fault. They lost out on available talent to the WHA and the expansion draft was extremely weak that year. The NHL did make some changes to the expansion rules going forward because it was clear that the table was badly tilted and it didn't give new teams a chance to be competitive. As for the goaltending, the Capitals weren't able to acquire any prime defenders. All were past their prime or injured so their goaltending was badly overmatched. It wasn't that the goaltending was bad, rather they didn't have the necessary talent in front of them to give them a chance to hold games close. All of players had very high minus numbers in their plus/minus stats. They were doomed from the start and with no access to european or WHA talent they were screwed.
Im a caps fan so....
I think the real question is, how the hell did this team get a shutout?
😂😂
Well, it was against the other expansion team from that year the KC Scouts(one of the coolest uniforms though).
4:54 What about Scott Stevens
?
1992-93 Ottawa Senators 10-70-4
Go caps
Your my favorite channel!!
Thanks man.
Holy time changes they are the best now
Yeah man.
i mean their year where they sucked was 46 years ago
In Ovi's voice, they really suck that year.
Ha go knights go
6:17
The Leafs !
Losing 6 - 2 right now
We the best now
lorGray Sorry
They also have the worst logo
💀💀💀
The alternate logo is fire tho
I think all their uniforms other than their regular home and away’s are rlly good
Stop the cap
1989-90 Quebec Nordiques 12-61-7
What about the sharks 92-93 season
They were pretty bad no doubt. But 8 wins in a single season is pretty bad aswell 😂
But 71 losses
mhm sureeeee, look at the stats :)
Don’t gotta look at stats when the record speaks for itself.. Y’all had a goalie with 0 wins who played almost 30 games for y’all that year lmao.
@@idontgivetkachuk didn’t we win the cup in 2018, also we have Alex ovechkin, let me remind you who he is. He is the top goal scorer that is still in the nhl and could pass Gretzky’s record.
And hows that relate to the video? This is going over the worst team to ever exist record wise. Alex Ovechkin and 2018 have nothing to do with it cause they werent on that inaugural team.. Also at the end I do infact state that they eventually turned their misfortunes and won the cup. So idk what point youre tryna prove here...
@@lia-rl3fg He’s talking about the worst team, referring to the team the caps had in 74-75. He’s not saying we are the worst now. Get a brain.
thats an unsub for me
I mean the record speaks for itself but alright.
cool
The habs this year
This is not the Habs this is the Rocket do you watch the lineup ?
1ST
first
The narration is weak. Badly voiced, all nasal.
O u c h
idontgivetkachuk I still sub’d lol
Michael steffens appreciate it man.