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Charles Curtis

Patrice Bergeron hugs all his Bruins teammates, salutes fans as retirement talk swirls

Patrice Bergeron has been a staple of consistency for the Boston Bruins for 19 years since the franchise draft him in he second round of the 2003 NHL Draft.

But after the five-time Selke-winning center and his squad were eliminated from the playoffs by the Florida Panthers on Sunday night, he took a moment to say what could be goodbye as he contemplates retirement.

He hugged his Bruins teammates as they came off the ice — including a big one for Brad Marchand — before saluting the crowd for a second as he skated off to the locker room.

We’ll see if that’s indeed his last moment as Bruins player in front of fans:

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