Such a hurtful and sudden end to the magical playoff  run. .It so hard to get there and it has been 10 years  since the Sens were in the Finals.

Sens fans were impatient with the team wondering through the desert  for 10 years and the flailing around , the coaching carousel and most  of all, the suspicion that the owner wanted to make the playoffs for a few more dollars and had lost interest in investing in the  team to make a run for the Cup.. It was the angst about the ownership and management as much as the Phoenix pay fiasco that let to the drop in attendance this year.

But just in time the baton has been passed and there is hope  that the years of futility are past. Pierre Dorion and Guy Boucher don't seem as though they would be  content just to tread water. 

The heart and determination of this team in the face of adversity has rekindled the  same love and support that the 2003 (that was a gutting Conference finals loss) and the 2006/07 team held. for Ottawa fans.