The season is over. Following a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five of their second-round series last night, this season ends the same way the past two did for the Canes: with a lopsided series loss to a contender.
While there’s plenty of good to take away from this season, a team that seemed to take another step forward with a stellar regular season bowing out in that fashion in another postseason has to be viewed as a disappointment, and there’s work to be done this offseason.
But for now, we’ll take a look back at the final defeat of the season.