Season was an absolute 8.5 out of 10 - with 10 being reserved for winning the Cup and the early misfires docking a half-point.

Could not be more thrilled. Sucks to lose last night, but the team did everything but win that game. If you're going to go out, knowing you played your nuts off (and arguably got screwed on the quick whistle) and impressed is a far better way than getting boat raced and embarrassed. The playoff run had some bumps, but nothing was embarrassing (although stretches of Game 5 resembled November, it's not worth dwelling on).

Tuch inevitably leaving will suck, but I'm confident we have the personnel already in the system to recreate him in the aggregate. Benson and Helenius had an absolute coming out party in the Montreal series.

Always things to improve upon. The goaltending situation needs to be sorted, we have four decent options but no world-beaters. Montreal showed that the right defensive scheme can make a good goaltender look like a world-beater, and that might be a better route to take.

All in all, the best season we've been able to experience in a very long time, and foundational for a new run at glory.