DKH
Worst Poster/Awful Takes
- Feb 27, 2002
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14th
Wow - not bad
I would have thought 25-32 bottom 25%
Congratulations Bruins fans
“It’s unfortunate that his front office gets no love. They have built a contender year after year that is highly competitive, they lock up their core free agents for market value or less and players want to play in Boston.”
“Early in Sweeney’s tenure, drafting was poor. That seems to have shifted in recent years and he should be recognized for that. The Bruins are drafting and developing pros who are helping them win right now.”
Folks, it’s time to put the 2015 draft to bed. Yes, the memes were legendary and the haul ended up being as underwhelming as it looked on Day 1 relative to what else was out there. But that was nine years ago and they still nabbed two impact players (Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo). By overall value, they did fine!
That draft is also sandwiched between two incredible drafts where Boston got David Pastrnak at No. 25 in 2014 and Charlie McAvoy at No. 14 in 2016. Add Jeremy Swayman at No. 111 in 2017 and that’s three franchise players over four years without a top-10 pick. That’s a haul almost no other team can boast and it’s what has kept the Bruins so competitive for so long. Boston is not a bad drafting team, far from it, and it’s time the Bruins get some credit for that.
The team does well otherwise and it’s nice to see the team’s own fan base finally recognize that. Boston’s own fans are often much harsher on the Bruins compared to the public, but things end up a lot closer this year