2025's six-game series loss in the first round of the playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs will have huge motivation for the 2025-26 Ottawa Senators.
The Senators are a team that is eager to be a consistent playoff team. With the roster and core put together by general manager Steve Staios, bigger things could be in the works down the road in Ottawa.
In two days, the Senators begin the preseason against the Maple Leafs. Every team's goal by the end of the season is to win the Stanley Cup. For the Senators, there chances of winning it were revealed by a letter grade, and some could find it as disrespect.