Bruce Boudreau is the wrong guy to ask for solace after losing a Game 7. He’s not going to tell you that it gets better or that the feeling goes away.
Boudreau lost seven Game 7s in an otherwise wildly successful NHL coaching career. At least three times with the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks, he had a team that was talented enough and deep enough to win the Stanley Cup.
Each of those teams had a winnable series end in Game 7 heartbreak.
“I go over this in my head all the time,” Boudreau said.