Eastern Edge: Reviewing Seasons from Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, and New Jersey

Next Steps Step Forward for Sens, Leafs and Habs - Ottawa Life Magazine

With the Edmonton Oilers representing Canada’s last gasp and hope for the country’s first Stanley Cup since 1993 (Montreal, bonjour!), the rest of the Northern 7 are turning their focus to a busy off-season. The last of that bunch to head to the beach and boardroom to prepare is, of course, Toronto. The Buds were an improved bunch that took Florida to the limit before meekly bowing out on Sunday night in Round 2. We here in this corner of your p…

Eastern Edge: Reviewing Seasons from Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, and New Jersey

Today we'll continue our Eastern Edge offseason series by tackling the next quartet of teams in alphabetical order – those that punched their playoff tickets only to bow out in Round 1: the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. After dissecting the eight clubs that never made it to April, we now shift our focus to franchises still reeling from an early exit, each with its own offseason crossroads. Will M…