Boston Bruins: Revisiting the Three 2015 First Round Draft Picks
By Scott Roche
Zach Senyshyn was selected 15th overall by the Bruins as their final of three consecutive picks.
Sweeney selected Zach Senyshyn from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL with the final first-round pick. He was projected as a second-round pick, but Sweeney took a gamble to grab the right-wing in the opening round. It is a pick that has not worked the way the Bruins had hoped.
After scoring 114 goals in just over three seasons with the Greyhounds in 195 games, Senyshyn has underperformed since joining the organization in 2016. In three seasons in Providence, he has just 33 goals and 33 assists in 174 games.
He played two games during the 2018-19 season in Boston, which included his first NHL goal against the Minnesota Wild. Last season, he played four games for the Bruins with two assists. There is no doubt that the Bruins think the talent is there with him.
On October 21, Sweeney signed Senyshyn to a one-way, two-year deal for the league minimum $700,000. This is most likely his last shot with the Bruins, but he has struggled to work his way to Boston as even a fourth-line player. If he can’t take advantage of his chance to crack a spot in the bottom six the two years, this pick will go down as one of Sweeney’s worst picks.
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It’s also worth mentioning that all-stars Mat Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser and Travis Konecny were selected after Senyshyn in the first-round in 2015. Ouch.