Overview
- Team leadership, which met with reporters Wednesday at TD Garden, called the 100-point season real progress after last year’s rebuild but said the first-round loss to Buffalo showed how far they still must go.
- Cam Neely said the roster lacks a top‑line center and needs more speed and skill to compete with the NHL’s elite.
- General manager Don Sweeney said everything is in play this summer, including using future assets, to speed up roster upgrades.
- The club plans to name a captain this offseason, with head coach Marco Sturm taking part in the decision.
- Executives criticized the team’s home playoff showing, citing three home losses and low scoring as key reasons for the series defeat.