PROVIDENCE — For the first time in nine years, playoff hockey is nowhere to be found on Causeway Street.
A disastrous 2024-25 Bruins season came to a merciful end on April 15, shuttering an eight-month endeavor where years spent dealing draft capital finally caught up to a franchise short on elite, homegrown talent.
A reset was needed — first implemented by Boston’s trade-deadline sell-off that brought in more draft picks, as well as intriguing prospects like Fraser Minten and Will Zellers (he of 44 goals in 52 USHL games this season).
For Don Sweeney and Boston’s top decision-makers, the focus now turns to the future ahead of a busy offseason.