The Boston Bruins’ 2015 NHL Draft – their first under general manager Don Sweeney – is one of the most infamous draft missteps in recent hockey history and continues to haunt the franchise a full decade later.
The Bruins had traded away Dougie Hamilton and Milan Lucic, setting themselves up for what should have been a terrific draft haul with three straight selections at Nos. 13, 14 and 15 overall. It was a deep draft class, too – widely considered one of the strongest in recent memory – with names like Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and Mikko Rantanen headlining the top-10 selections.