Bruins' captain Patrice Bergeron says 'it's too early' to decide playing future

On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins saw their season end, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of their first-round series, 3-2. 

After the Bruins' playoff run came to an abrupt ending, the attention turned to the future of captain Patrice Bergeron.

Bergeron, 37, just wrapped up his 18th NHL season, all with the Bruins. Retirement is on the horizon for the Bergeron, but he hasn't yet decided if he'll play or not next season. 

"It's too early right now [to say]," Bergeron told ESPN's Kristen Shilton. "It's too fresh. It still stings obviously from a hard-fought series, and we came up short. I'm going to have to think about it, but I'm not there right now."

In the first round, Bergeron played all seven games against Carolina, scoring three goals, adding four assists and finishing a plus-4. 

Bergeron played in 73 regular season games, posting 25 goals and 40 assists, finishing a plus-26. 

The four-time Selke Trophy winner helped the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 2011, posting six goals and 14 assists in those playoffs. 

Bergeron's 1,216 games are third all-time in Bruins' history, behind Hall of Famers John Bucyk (1,436) and Ray Bourque (1,518). The three-time All-Star is fourth all-time in goals (400), assists (582) and points (982)

In 160 playoff games, Bergeron has 47 goals, 75 assists and 10 game-winning goals.