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Ottawa Senators Playoff Hype Video Is A Crime Against Hockey Humanity 98%

4/18/2026, 3:00:53 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Pessimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 69.2% saturation with 261 hits. Analysis detected 1,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 377 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 96.5% and a BS Rank of 98% (554 of 20,370 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 97.30% of the article peer group.

2026 is a year of dubious playoff droughts being broken in the Eastern Conference of the NHL. 
First, the Buffalo Sabres made it back to the dance for the first time since the Arab Spring, giving the fans in upstate New York something to look forward to other than a month and a half of livable weather. 
And now, it's the Ottawa Senators getting back in the mix for the first time since their magical 2017 Eastern Conference Finals run. 
Unfortunately, the Red Wings pissed down their legs in the final two-month stretch of the season, or this could have been a triumvirate of disappointed fans being rewarded (sorry, Detroit). 
Speaking of being rewarded, the Senators likely won't be making it out of the first round this year thanks to a monstrosity of a fan hype video. 
Trigger warning if you cringe easily: 
Oh yeah, these guys are getting swept. 
They probably thought they were so clever with that little dig at the Maple Leafs, too. 
It's not quite as bad as the a cappella nightmare the Illinois glee club gave us , but this is pretty awful. 
It's also very well produced, so you know these guys are at least somewhat affiliated with the Sens, and it also means a lot of money went into this. 
Ottawa already had an uphill battle, as its opening round opponent, the Carolina Hurricanes, are basically a lock to at least win a first-round playoff series these days. 
They didn't need to go and give a worthy opponent more jet fuel to throw on the fire. 
You probably could've guessed it, but these guys are getting raked over the coals for ending the Sens playoff run before it even began. 
Forget about liberal reporters trying to publicly shame him , I think THIS is the final straw for Brady Tkachuk demanding a trade. 
If the Sens get swept in the first round and then lose their franchise cornerstone/team captain as a result of it, these guys should be tied up in the public square so fans can pelt them with tomatoes. 
Better luck next year, Ottawa. 
And keep these aspiring artists far away from your franchise in the future. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 12.5%Outkick: 8.8%Confirmation Bias12.5%This article: 7.4%Outkick: 1.9%Anchoring Bias7.4%This article: 16.4%Outkick: 5.3%Availability Heuristic16.4%This article: 7.7%Outkick: 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic7.7%This article: 12.7%Outkick: 1.9%Hindsight Bias12.7%This article: 7.7%Outkick: 6.1%Overconfidence Bias7.7%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 12.5%Framing Effect0.0%This article: 10.1%Outkick: 1.0%Loss Aversion10.1%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 1.3%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 4.4%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 38.7%Outkick: 2.5%Pessimism Bias38.7%This article: 69.2%Outkick: 12.8%Negativity Bias69.2%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 3.2%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 4.2%Outkick: 3.2%Fundamental Attribution Error4.2%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.6%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 5.1%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 2.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 5.2%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 1.3%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.1%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 1.9%Outkick: 3.4%Recency Bias1.9%This article: 6.1%Outkick: 0.5%Primacy Effect6.1%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.4%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 4.0%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 2.0%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 3.6%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 7.4%Outkick: 2.3%False Dilemma7.4%This article: 10.1%Outkick: 1.1%Slippery Slope10.1%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.3%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 8.0%Outkick: 11.5%Hasty Generalization8.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 1.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 2.4%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 18.0%Outkick: 10.0%Appeal to Emotion18.0%This article: 7.7%Outkick: 1.7%Begging the Question7.7%This article: 24.4%Outkick: 2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)24.4%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.3%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.5%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 4.2%Outkick: 4.3%Anecdotal4.2%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.4%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 1.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.2%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.7%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 6.1%Outkick: 1.0%Special Pleading6.1%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.7%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 2.1%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 60.2%Outkick: 18.0%Biased Writer Voice60.2%This article: 8.2%Outkick: 2.4%Indoctrination8.2%This article: 6.1%Outkick: 0.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias6.1%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 2.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Outkick: 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

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