PREVIEW: TSN’s ‘Playing to Lose’ (Video)

June 24 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN Canada: How the Penguins tanked it to score Mario Lemieux and keep him from NJ

Lemieux

A remarkable documentary will air at 8 p.m. June 24 on TSN Canada where former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Lou Agnotti admits the Penguins “tanked it” in the 1983-84 season to land Mario Lemieux and the first pick of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

Former Penguins GM Eddie Johnston denies the allegations.

But the sheer moves the team made -- on and off the ice -- sort of confirm what Agnotti admits and most have known for the last 30 years.

Muller

(Keep in mind the draft order used to simply be determined by reverse order of finish in the previous regular season).

Picking second, the Devils chose Kirk Muller. And the course of NHL history was forever changed.

I cannot embed it, but here is a link to a six-minute preview of the documentary, which includes former Devils head coach Tom McVie.

Once this airs, I will try my best to embed the entire documentary