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Boston Bruins: Top 5 prospects to get excited about this season

By Hannah Manning

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 06: Boston Bruins Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon (79) waits for the puck to drop on a face off. During the Boston Bruins game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 06, 2019 at TD Garden in Boston, MA. (Photo by Michael Tureski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 06: Boston Bruins Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon (79) waits for the puck to drop on a face off. During the Boston Bruins game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 06, 2019 at TD Garden in Boston, MA. (Photo by Michael Tureski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ST. LOUIS, MO – JUN 09: Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) with the puck during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues, on June 09, 2019, at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO – JUN 09: Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) with the puck during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues, on June 09, 2019, at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2. Connor Clifton, D

I’m not entirely sure whether it’s fair to call Connor Clifton a prospect after his spirited performance in the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues, but if I make one point clear this article it should be that the Bruins defensive corp is not an easy thing to break into.

However, given his proven playoffs success and newly inked three-year contract extension worth a cool $3 million, I’d say Clifton has as good a shot as anyone at breaking through to Opening Night.

Clifton has this swagger and panache to him. At times, it was hard to believe that he was a rookie while he was killing it in the Stanley Cup Final just a few months ago.

Cassidy said, when speaking about the Bruins’ prospects at large, that it was unlikely that anyone expected that Clifton would be “the guy” in the Stanley Cup Final. But he was, and the Bruins were all the better for it.

That sort of unpredictability speaks to me. I always like to see the kids coming out of college just straight-up killing it in the NHL when they make the jump, and I truly believe that Clifton will be another notable player in that great tradition.

I feel as though he will make great contributions to the Bruins lineup, and we are lucky as anything to have him.

Just watch this goal over and over until we see him again in The Show. By my own calculations, it shouldn’t be too long.

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