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What if the Bruins hadn't passed on the obvious pick in 2016?

Things would be different in the Bruins lineup right now if they had picked one player in the first-round of the 2016 Entry Draft.

2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft - Rounds 2-7 | Jeff Vinnick/GettyImages

One thing that is clear during Don Sweeney's tenure as general manager of the Boston Bruins, NHL Entry Drafts are not a strong point for him or his scouts. To be fair, there have been a lot of drafts where their first-round pick has been shipped away at the trade deadline to help bolster the roster for a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.