Even in 2022, the Bruins are still living at least partly in the shadow of the 2015 NHL Draft.
That year, newly-installed general manager Don Sweeney decided to trade established players Milan Lucic and Dougie Hamilton, netting two first-round picks as part of the return. It gave Boston three consecutive first-round selections heading into the draft.
Using picks 13, 14, and 15, the Bruins selected Jakub Zboril, Jake DeBrusk, and Zach Senyshyn. While Zboril has drawn preseason praise after recovering from a 2021 ACL tear and DeBrusk earned a contract extension (while retracting his earlier trade request), the picks have long been a point of criticism.