The Boston Bruins have not had an opportunity to pluck a prospect in the top 10 of an NHL Draft in 14 years.
Be it the pugnacious Brady Martin, poised Jake O’Brien, or the big-bodied Roger McQueen, the seventh overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft stands as a long-awaited opportunity for Don Sweeney and the Bruins to give their listless prospect pipeline a shot in the arm.
A blue-chip center prospect tossing a black-and-gold sweater over his head in Los Angeles on Friday night would be a welcome sight for a Bruins organization whose future contention window rests on young talent complementing a core of David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy.