NHL And Pittsburgh Penguins What If Scenarios And Series Review

Here is what I came up with for both the Penguins and the NHL for What-If Scenarios.

WHAT-IF Penguins

Crosby was never injured in Winter Classic
Lemieux never got cancer/Jagr did
Penguins moved to Kansas City
Michel Briere never died
Penguins lost the 2005 draft lottery
Kept Fleury over Murray
Got Ovechkin instead of Malkin
Never traded up to get Fleury
Played a full 2012-13 season
Uwe Krupp didn’t score that goal (Jagr)
Pierre McGuire was head coach (2014)
Took Toews over Staal
No 2004 Lockout
Bob Johnson never died
Mike Lange was a player
Penguins won the 2008 Stanley Cup
Michael Keaton played hockey
The movie Sudden Death was real
Penguins set in-universe of fiction (MCU or TWD)
Antonio Brown/Lionel Messi signed with the Pens
RMU Hockey was never cut

ANA: The Mighty Ducks characters were real people
SJS: Marleau played one game instead of all of them
LAK: Gretzky said no to the trade
VGK: They won in year one
SEA: They took Carey Price
VAN: Didn’t trade up for the Sedins
CGY: The goal was in (2004)
EDM: Lost 2015 draft lottery/Eichel
ARZ: Won 2016 draft lottery/Matthews
COL: Bourque never came in 2001
STL: 2020 season wasn’t shortened, momentum from 2019
MIN: Kaprisov left for Russia
DAL: Never drafted Jamie Benn
CHI: Kane’s goal in 2010 was not in
NSH: Whistle was not blown on Scissons goal
WPG: Never left Atlanta
PHI: Gritty could play hockey
WSH: Took Malkin over Ovechkin
CBJ: Kept Artemi Panarin
NYR: Sold off all their youth to win 1994 Cup
NYI: Re-signed Tavares
NJD: Brodeur played forward
CAR: Staal family had all girls
BUF: Hull’s foot was in the crease was called
TOR: They were good LOL
BOS: Marc Savard was never injured by Cooke
DET: Gordie Howe played today
OTT: Were on original six team
TBL: Played a full 82 game season in 2020/21
MTL: Never won a Stanley Cup
FLA: Drafted Ovechkin in 2003

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