Nathan MacKinnon was understandably surly.
The Colorado Avalanche had been eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights with four straight losses following two wins to open the series. He was being asked a series of questions from the media -- some salient, some startlingly incoherent -- about what went wrong and what happens next. And all MacKinnon could think about was having to hear, "wait 'til next year" instead of feeling the weight of the Stanley Cup in his hands for the first time.
"There's always next year," MacKinnon lamented.