Enjoy this for the next 10 minutes, 30 minutes, go home and then try to take care of yourself, and do what you got to do to be ready tomorrow."
Hertl emphasized that the depth of the entire roster drove the Golden Knights' deep playoff push.
"We still need one more," Hertl told Kaplan. "For us, we need everyone.
It's not just one guy or two guys. But this is a huge win for us."
Colorado head coach Jared Bednar noted the emotional toll of the losses before his team was ultimately eliminated in Game 4.
"As low as it can get," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of the team's emotions. "It's a big hill to climb.
The next 24-to-36 hours is for ... you've got to find a way to get over it, regroup and go again."
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Following the conclusion of Game 4 on Tuesday, the Avalanche head into the offseason while the Golden Knights await the winner of the Eastern Conference Final.
