CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- During the 1992-93 season the Pittsburgh Penguins, then two-time defending

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- During the 1992-93 season the Pittsburgh Penguins, then two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, finished with the NHL's best record thanks in large part to a record 17-game winning streak.
Fast-forward 11 years.
The Penguins are more interested in salary dumps than Stanley Cups. Instead of setting records, they're losing games with the regularity of an expansion team.
Pittsburgh (11-37-5-3) has lost a franchise-record 12 straight games and sits five losses away from the NHL record of 17.
The Penguins have also dropped an NHL-record-tying 11 in a row at home -- one of just five teams ever to do so -- and are the only franchise to do it after its second year of existence.
"Who cares about the records and all that stuff? We just need to win," Pittsburgh forward Ryan Malone said. "Obviously we're fed up with it and the thing is we can't seem to put a full 60 minutes together."
Frustration is starting to set in as Pittsburgh embarks on a two-game road trip that begins tonight in Florida and ends Saturday in St. Louis. The Penguins have lost both previous meetings to the Panthers this season by a combined score of 9-5 and have yet to play the Blues.
"I'm just sick of losing," Pittsburgh defenseman Dick Tarnstrom said. "This streak, I don't really have it in mind. I just want to win a game."
Though the Penguins have played well in spurts, they have found new ways to lose every night since goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin backstopped an impressive a 2-1 victory Jan. 12 in Philadelphia.
Some nights it has been the team's play at even strength. It has been its league-worst special teams on others, such as Tuesday's home loss to Boston where Pittsburgh surrendered three power play goals and a short-handed tally.
"There have been a lot of bright spots in games. There have just been too many letdowns," Pittsburgh forward Tom Kostopoulos said. "Maybe it's our confidence, but it seems like every time we make a mistake the other team capitalizes on it."
This is the rebuilding process the financially strapped organization went into when it traded high-priced commodities Jaromir Jagr, Alexei Kovalev and, this season, Martin Straka, for prospects. Pittsburgh also traded defenseman Drake Berehowsky to Toronto Wednesday for defenseman Ric Jackman.
In addition, the Penguins were forced to replace blueliner Martin Skrbak, who broke his right foot in Tuesday's loss to the Bruins, and recalled Rob Scuderi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.