What important lessons can the Avalanche learn from their elimination?

The Colorado Avalanche's loss to the Dallas Stars in Round 2 still stings as the organization transitions into an uncertain summer. We got the Avalanche beat together to talk about what comes next.
With some distance from the Avalanche's elimination, what are your main takeaways from the series loss?
AJ: Every team needs depth, but Colorado is one of the teams built to succeed with their best players at the top carrying the load. They got nearly nothing from Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Cale Makar in the middle portion of the series when the Stars won three straight.
If an opposing team can gameplan your biggest stars right out of the equation, your stars didn't do enough. Teams sho...