My process of dealing with an elimination game loss has been pretty consistent over my 33 years of Rangers hockey.
I take in everything once things are done. The Rangers huddling around each other, the other team celebrating, listening to the announcers talk about the Rangers losing or whatever it is. I watch the handshake line, see who hangs out a little longer with who, see who is taking it the hardest. In those moments, the fresh emotions form a sort of shield around the true raw emotions that come later.
That was what happened Saturday night.