2. Trade Up in the Draft
The Bruins shocked the entire hockey world last year when they made three picks in succession to acquire Jakub Zboril, Jake DeBrusk, and Zachary Senyshyn. The general belief was that newly appointed general manager Don Sweeney would package one, two, or all three of the picks in an attempt to trade up and acquire a defenseman such as Massachusetts-native Noah Hanifin, or even Zach Werenski or Ivan Provorov to lessen the blow of trading away Dougie Hamilton.
The Bruins are in a situation this year where they once again have the potential to move up in the draft. Don Sweeney has already mentioned that there is a possibility for movement, and that the team is ready to do anything they can to improve their club.
"“I haven’t disguised the fact that we’re open to do anything to improve our hockey club,” Sweeney stressed. “We addressed a lot of the things I needed to address last summer. We want to continue to do that through the draft and we’re committed to that, the development process, but we also want to improve our club, so if the opportunity presents itself, we’re going to do it.” – Don Sweeney"
The Bruins have seven selections in this years draft, including two firsts and one second round pick. Additionally, the team has a cupboard full of highly-touted prospects who could entise other franchises to trade down. Sweeney may need to get creative, but as his second off-season begins, the magnifying glass will be analyzing him even more closely as he’s had one full year of experience now.
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