That was the word Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference kept using as he tried to describe what had happened to his team. How the Bruins lost Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, 3-2, and the series to the Chicago Blackhawks, four games to two. How their season had gone from extension to extinction. How salvation had turned into devastation. How the Cup had been lost.

Game 6 was cruel because this bunch of Bruins deserved better than to see their season end and the Cup be awarded to the Blackhawks on Boston ice thanks to a 17.7-second span that will live in heartbreak, hockey history, and Boston sports infamy.