There will be no parade down Ste. Catherine Street for the Montreal Canadiens this spring.
After trying to force a dramatic Game 7 at the Bell Centre on Thursday night, the Habs will instead gather at their practice facility in nearby Brossard to hold exit meetings, pack their bags and head their separate ways for what will be a much longer summer than they ever anticipated it would be.
Armed with goaltender Carey Price, a Hart and Vezina finalist, the Canadiens and their faithful believed the sky was the limit this spring, but the season came to a crushing end on Tuesday night with an ugly 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 6 at the Amalie Arena.