The Canes just aren’t that talented offensively. No need for Hart to be a star. The only way we win this series is to play 2-1 and 3-2 games the rest of the way. But Vegas has too much firepower for that.
He’s an asshole and his players hate him by the end of the year. He famously was not invited to the team after party following the Lightning’s cup win in 2004.
It would be very on brand for this franchise to get swept out of the finals and not even be competitive. It happens every season, they just made it an extra round this year.