Game seven ended how so many have before at Honda Center. For the fourth consecutive year, the Anaheim Ducks are defeated at home in the final game of the series - this time at the hands of the Nashville Predators.
If I said it once, I've said it a million times: I didn't want to face Pekka Rinne and the Predators in the first round.
This is why.
Because here we all sit, mourning a Cinderella story cut short. The clock didn't even hit midnight, but our carriage is back to being a pumpkin, our beautiful ball gown and fairy tale are both gone.