With Boston's season ending Saturday, the question now is whether it is also the end for Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron.

The 37-year-old center, who will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, declined to engage in contract extension talks during the season. After the Bruins' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Bergeron hugged every teammate as he left the ice, a tradition of his. But was it for the last time?

"It's too early right now [to say]," Bergeron said. "It's too fresh. It still stings obviously from a hard-fought series, and we came up short. I'm going to have to think about it, but I'm not there right now."