Talented teams with no Stanley Cup

After seven seasons of great expectations fueled by six 100-point seasons, the Sens are on the brink of significant change after being swept by Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs. Ottawa's seven-game Eastern final loss to New Jersey in 2003 and five-game loss to Anaheim in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final may place the Senators in the ranks of talented teams that were never quite able to take the final step to greatness.