text: why are the senators suddenly sucking, now that its the playoffs?   its the stigma that the sens have. the sens have always done extremely well in the regular season in years past, and they always choke in the playoffs. nobody knows why, considering how many times they have played in the playoffs, but the sens always choke.  just ask the toronto maple leafs, and they will tell you just that. thats why everybody always said about ottawa: "just wait til the playoffs come"  besides, buffalo is a lot better team than most people give credit for. if you ask me, their young players may be more talented than those of the sens. not as deep as a team, but talented nonetheless.