text: what went wrong with the senators in the playoffs they lost in 5 games!!!!!!!!? i really want to know how the sens playoff run ended so early! the sens play an uptempo hockey that relies on accurate passing and quick skating.  during the regular season, teams have limited opportunity to scout each other due to the crazy tight schedule. during the playoffs you play the same team, and you have tons of time to break down the opponent on tape and see what they do, pick their plays apart and discover other weaknesses. buffalo, which is one of the most defensively sound teams in the nhl were able to shut down the sen's passing game and slow down their attack. they also managed to exploit the big ice surface that opens up as a result of the lightning quick sens' forwards and their not so quick defenders, when getting puck possesion.  another important point is that the level of officiating has changed dramatically during the play-offs, no doubt. what was hooking, holding and interference during the regular season is now washed out. this did affect the sens' in that their forwards were not able to skate into open ice as quickly as they had done during the season, nor did they enjoy as many powerplays as a result of outskating and outpassing their opponents, but such is life in pro-sports.  there is of course more reasons to why buffalo won... cause they did.. much more than the sens lost, if that makes any sense. but i suggest you get on a hockey forum like www.hfboards.com, or something like that if you want to dig deeper into this.