For the Falcons, this playoff run was rather surprising given their up-and-down regular season that saw them just squeak into the league's second season.
Despite the loss, the team knows that there are great things ahead given the high end young players in the organization.
"It's never fun to go home early but we had a good run. We are a young team and we can use this to come back hungrier next season. Our top 9 forward group looks incredible next year with Stromer being ready to step into the lineup," said Mitch Marner.
The Falcons look set for next season with both John Gibson and Darcy Kuemper set to battle it out in goal. The pair comprise perhaps the most economical duo in the league given the are set to make just 4.8 million dollars between them and are looking to cash in on their next contract.
Despite the team being poised for success, General Manager Matt Young knows he must address the defence if a championship is going to be in their future.
"We know we need to address our defence. We probably put Sami (Vatanen) in an unfair spot this season playing on our top pair with Slavin. I'd love to upgrade at defence this offseason and get a top two defender to eat some minutes."
Sources around the team continue to indicate that Patrik Laine has not rescinded his trade request to this point and could be the main player leaving in order to obtain a top pair defender. While everyone hates giving up a perennial 40 goal scorer, it's something that could definitely happen to address the need.
I am certain it will be an interesting few months for the Falcons as the offseason takes place.
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