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After Boston Bruins' elimination, focus shifts to future of captain Patrice Bergeron, 37, but 'it's too early right now' to make decision

With Boston's season coming to an end Saturday, the question now is whether it was also the end for Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron.

The 37-year-old center will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and declined to engage in contract extension talks during the season. After the Bruins' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Bergeron hugged every teammate as he left the ice. a tradition of his. But was it for the last time?

"It's too early right now (to say)," Bergeron said. "It's too fresh. It still stings obviously from a hard-fought series, and we came up short.