Eh the Panthers embarrassed themselves in the regular season but not in the playoffs. I don't think the Kraken or the Stars did either. You know full well that I don't think losing (in playoffs) automatically equals "embarrassment".
The Bruins blew a 3-1 lead in the first round after winning 65 games.
The Devils got bodied in round 2.
Carolina got swept.
Florida lost the most lopsided Finals in my lifetime.
The Stars lost an elimination game at home 6-0.
Toronto lost for 69th time since they drafted Matthews.
Tampa lost to Toronto.
The Avalanche lost a game 7 at home to the 8 seed.
Minnesota was in a 2-2 series and scored one goal in games 5 and 6 combined.
The Jets lost both of their home games.
I guess the Kings and the Islanders did nothing egregious in their first round losses that were still first round losses.
The Kraken had a good go. Other than that, people would be crying for years if we did any of the above.
More playoff losses are ugly than not ugly. Losing in the playoffs sucks.