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27 June 2014

Full version of ‘Playing to Lose,’ the 1983-84 Penguins story, is available online

So did the Pittsburgh Penguins really tank it in 1984 so they’d land Mario Lemieux and the first pick of the ’84 draft? The team’s former head coach says “yes,” but you can decide for yourself.

Recall, back then, the NHL’s draft order was simply the reverse order of finish in the regular season -- so teams knew how they’d draft pretty certainly by the end of the regular season.

Click here to watch the full video from TSN up in Canada. (Previously, we only had a six-minute excerpt. Sorry -- TSN doesn’t allow embedding).

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