Two years ago, it seemed like youngster John Beecher was going to carve out a role in the bottom-six for the Boston Bruins for years to come. He had a good 2023-24 season after he came up and played in 58 games with seven goals and 10 points.
In the playoffs, he started the first round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an early goal in what turned into a seven-game series that ended with a David Pastrnak overtime goal in Game 7. He averaged just under 11 minutes a game and won 47% of faceoffs in 12 games that spring.