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They Said It: Staal, Aho discuss season-ending loss to Lightning

The season came to an end for the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night in PNC Arena, as the Canes got shut out by Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 2-0 loss.

The Tuesday loss ended the second-round series, with the Lightning winning it 4-1 to advance out of the Central Division and into the final four.

Following the game, Canes’ captain Jordan Staal and forward Sebastian Aho spoke with members of the media via Zoom. Here is what they had to say:

Jordan Staal

On if this was just a team that is a little bit better and more experienced getting the better of them: I think we have to be better, obviously.