The Boston Bruins drafted Phil Kessel in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was the fifth pick overall that year. Kessel ended up playing three seasons with the Black and Gold, but never seemed to fit in with the team or the city of Boston. By the end of his time in Beantown, Kessel had made it clear that he didn’t want to be part of the Bruins organization.
Then the Bruins decided to trade Kessel to Toronto for picks that eventually netted them Tyler Seguin and Dougie Hamilton, two solid young players that the Bruins (and to an equal extent, the Boston media) eventually chased out of town.