The Ottawa Senators are carrying the hopes of a hockey-centric nation on their shoulders.
They are the last of the Canadian teams left in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Senators eliminated the Montreal Canadiens easily in five games. The San Jose Sharks swept the Vancouver Canucks right out of the playoffs with just a modicum of effort.
Then there's the Toronto Maple Leafs. After making the playoffs for the first time since 2004, the Maple Leafs were in the process of shocking the hockey world. They fell behind the Boston Bruins 3-1 after the first four games, and it seemed like they would go quietly against a team that had tormented them in recent years.
But the Maple Leafs reached for another gear and found it. Not only did they win the fifth and sixth games to tie the series, they were dominating the Bruins in Boston in the third period of the seventh game.
Then it happened. The Maple Leafs appeared satisfied with their three-goal cushion and the Bruins kept pressing.
The Bruins got a goal near the midway point of the period to stop the bleeding. They got a huge save from Tuukka Rask to keep ...
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What It Means for Ottawa Senators to Be Canada’s Last Hope in 2013
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