There is only 1 winner.
End of the day everyone else will go home hurt with some soul searching to do on what it takes to win in the playoffs.
You can find similar examples of most Stanley Cup winners who had to go that route. Colorado is a great example as I think they win it all this year. Lots of failure and disappointment. All about how to take the next step.
Flames need to decide on how they will take the next step. Learn from this, retool a bit, go hard into next year. Or, sit and despair over it.
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