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.