MacKinnon had an opportunity after the defeat. He could have rallied the team, reaffirmed his belief in the organization, and led the charge to go into the offseason with an optim

After allowing four third-period goals and seeing their season end at the hands of their former teammate, Mikko Rantanen, it obviously wasn’t a very chipper visiting locker room at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Check out what some of the Avs’ said below, including Colorado’s star player Nathan MacKinnon.

The Colorado Avalanche saw their season end dramatically Saturday night, blowing a 2-0 third-period lead in Game 7 against the Dallas Stars. Despite goals from Josh Manson in the second period and Nathan MacKinnon to open the third, the Avs conceded four unanswered goals in the final frame, falling 4-2 at American Airlines Center.