Articles for tag: Don Sweeney, Fabian Lysell, Fraser Minten, Frederic Brunet, James Hagens, Matthew Poitras, Philip Svedeback, Will Zellers, William Moore

A Deep Dive Into the Boston Bruins’ Reborn Prospect Pool

For years, analyzing the Boston Bruins’ prospect pool was an exercise in bleakness. It was the NHL’s barren wasteland, a system consistently ranked at or near the very bottom of the league. Pundits, including the respected analysts at The Athletic, had them pegged dead last—32nd out of 32 teams—for two consecutive seasons. It was a running joke, a testament to years of trading away draft picks for “win-now” pieces. But the hockey world is cyclical, and tides, even in the frozen rinks of the NHL, have a way of turning. Under the often-scrutinized leadership of General Manager Don Sweeney, the