With the Stanley Cup Final over, all focus can now turn to the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles later this week. The Boston Bruins have seven picks in this year’s draft, four of which are in the top 70, including the seventh-overall pick.
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The bruins have a number of options, and according to reports and speculation, seem to be open to exploring anything and everything, including potentially trading the seventh-overall pick to bring in a proven roster talent. It is important to remember that the team has two second-round picks this year and two first-round picks next year if they do decide to trade this year’s first-round pick.
We’re a few days out and the possibilities for what will happen this weekend are endless. Being close to big event, rumors are also going to be rampant. Here are three predictions for what’s going to happen next weekend.
Bruins Keep Seventh-Overall Pick
The pressure is on for general manager Don Sweeney to hit it out of the park with this draft given his recent and somewhat controversial contract extension. While he has had some brilliant trade deals, his drafting history is something that has (deservedly) come under fire over the last decade he’s been the man in charge.
There is always a level of uncertainty with any hockey move. A draft pick can be a bust, even if it’s in the top 10. A top player acquired via trade can struggle to adapt to a new situation. While Sweeney wants to be competitive in 2025-26 and take advantage of Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak while they’re still in their primes, I don’t know if any trade package put together in the next week involving the seventh-overall pick would really be the difference maker the Bruins need.
For now, I think the Bruins should hold onto the seventh-overall pick, draft the center of their future, and focus on seeing who is available in free agency if they want to bring in another experienced forward. Elias Lindholm showed promise and improvement at the end of the season and at the World Championship, Pavel Zacha has been consistent in his last several seasons, and then there are some exciting young players in Matthew Poitras, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov who should be given expanded roles and opportunities in 2025-26 to prove himself. There are already some internal pieces in…
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