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Last place might be new to Avalanche fans, but it isn't new to the franchise. From 1987-88 to 1991-92, the Nordiques finished in last place of the Adams division and were the NHL’s worst team in 3 of those seasons.

The worst season was 1989-90 where the team finished with a record of 12 - 61 - 7. That’s 31 points. For a whole season. Wow. To put that a little more in perspective, Vancouver was the second worst team in the league that year, they finished 64 points. That’s more than double Quebec’s point total.

Some stats? Sakic scored 102 points, but still finished with a plus / minus of -40. He was one of 5 players that was -40 or worse. Franchise players Peter Stasnty and Michel Goulet were traded during the season. Six different goalies played for the Quebec that season.

And if things couldn’t get any worse, this thing (otherwise known as "Badaboum") was their mascot: