Charlie McAvoy: "I just want to win so bad. Just to be a part of it. Just to join a city full of champions. Everyone here is winning and they've all won at one point. I just want to be a part of that so freakin' bad."
Zdeno Chara on IG: “On behalf of all of the players and from the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of our fans for your support and loyalty this year. We never could have made it this far without you. We will be back...”
Globe photographer John Tlumacki captured this precious moment of Patrice Bergeron walking out, holding his three-year-old son Zach, who is wearing a No. 37 jersey.
Don Sweeney on Charlie McAvoy saying he wants to play in Boston forever: "For me, that's what you want. You want players that are invested, that are really good teammates, and that are really good. Charlie checks all of those boxes."
David Backes on losing the Cup to the Blues, where he played 10 seasons: "It's a swirl and a whirlwind of emotions that I haven't fully gripped and I don't know if I will in the near future. I don't know if my situation and all of the extra layers helps or hurts."
Tuukka Rask: "I think we played great as a team scoring eight goals. If you lose that kind of a game, I think I would have just taken a flight to Finland and said see ya later."
Tuukka Rask on the combined 12 goals from Bruins-Penguins: "Yeah, the first period I thought we were playing with white pucks. The only time I saw the puck was when I dug it out of the net. Had some Red Bull in the intermission and I actually made a couple saves after that."
Brandon Carlo is the 20th Bruin to score a goal this postseason. Karson Kuhlman and John Moore are the only remaining players who have suited up but not scored.
Zdeno Chara on coming within one win of the Cup: "It's hard to find words. It's not easy. I'm sure everyone pictured it differently. We believed that it was there for us. That's sport. You have to take those and move on."