Canes and Golden Knights Are Trying to Swallow the Playoff Pain

Carolina and Vegas are both still feeling the sting that comes with going deep and coming up short. That kind of playoff hangover is real, and teams that live through it have to decide whether to run it back, tweak the edges, or rip into the core. Everybody in the room says the same thing after a tough exit, but the hard part is turning that talk into a roster that can handle the next mountain.