Heading into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Ottawa Senators were getting hot at the right time. And while the majority of pundits favoured the heavyweights from Carolina, many thought that the Sens would keep the best-of-seven series fun and competitive. However, it was not to be. The Caniacs only needed the minimum 4 games to take care of business, as the Sens Army madhouse wasn't enough to get the offense going. Technical producer Stephen Ellsworth explains what went wrong against the Hurricanes, hands out his 3 Stars of the season, and analyzes the noise surrounding Brady Tkachuk's future in Canada's Capital.