Close...

Welp, it's over.

Abrupt end to a pretty good run for the Dallas Stars, all the way to game 6 of the Western Conference Finals! Not too shabby.

Getting eliminated always sucks, but even more & less so after a going deep in the playoffs. More so because ya know this coulda been the year. The team is that good. Less so, because ya know they made it farther than 29 other teams, and it was a fun ride along the way.

For me personally, that puts season 18 in the books. Kind of a given there'll be more. Nobody ends on 18, do they? Or even 19 for that matter.

Commence summer reset.