Issues appear to be going from unhealthy to worse for the Boston Bruins and normal supervisor Don Sweeney. The beleaguered franchise took one other hit after being handed their worst doable end result for the 2025 NHL draft lottery.
The newest unhealthy information follows a stunning drop in efficiency this season, which led to the Bruins lacking the playoffs for the primary time since 2016. The subpar displaying within the common season triggered a hearth sale across the commerce deadline, with Boston buying and selling captain Brad Marchand, defenseman Brandon Carlo, and forwards Charlie Coyle, Casey Mittelstadt, and William Zellers, amongst others.
Bruins GM Don Sweeney Reacts to Draft Lottery Loss
Sweeney placed on a courageous face after the Monday, Could 5, reveal that the Bruins would get the seventh decide within the upcoming draft.
“Properly, I imply — we’re nonetheless selecting within the higher echelon of the draft, which we haven’t accomplished for a major time interval,” Sweeney advised reporters. “So, we really feel very snug when it comes to the place the highest seven picks are, and we’ll get participant — an impression participant —whatever the disappointment of transferring again a pair spots. That’s simply the character of the lottery.”
The heavyweight hockey membership had the fifth-worst document within the NHL this season, and oddsmakers had given them an 8.5% likelihood to safe the primary general decide. However with the New York Islanders successful the draft lottery and the Utah Hockey Membership successful the second draw to maneuver up from No. 14 to No. 4, Boston slipped to No. 7, which was way back to they might slide beneath the format.
Sweeney added that the franchise would discover all choices to attempt to transfer up the draft ladder, however they’d gamed out eventualities the place they’d land certainly one of their prime targets of their present spot.
“At seven, you continue to might, troublesome to maneuver up from there, however we’ll do our due diligence when it comes to what groups might need to jockey round and we nonetheless really feel very snug concerning the scouting that we’ve accomplished and the participant we’re going to get it at seven if we determine to remain there,” Sweeney mentioned.
The Bruins ended the common season on the backside of the Atlantic Division with a 33-39-10 document. In early April, they have been eradicated from playoff rivalry after a run of 10 straight losses.
Based on statisticians, the Islanders received the draft lottery on a 3.5% likelihood. That is their first time successful the No. 1 decide since they chose John Tavares within the 2009 NHL entry draft.
