Completed trade between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens: There is one clear winner
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The Boston Bruins ended up completing a trade with their divisional rival in the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL draft, and there is one clear winner.
Unfortunately the Boston Bruins were not the winners of this trade, but ended up getting some good value out of it.
Leading up to the NHL Entry Level Draft, it was unclear what the Boston Bruins were going to do with their 7th overall pick.
There was a lot of speculation that the Boston Bruins were going to trade their 7th overall pick, and the New York Islanders were a team seriously interested.
Instead, they ended up keeping the pick whenever James Hagens fell down to them, and drafted him.
Later on in the draft, the Boston Bruins ended up completing a trade with the Montreal Canadiens, and it seems like they were the losers out of it.
Bruins lose trade with the Montreal Canadiens
The Boston Bruins held the 69th overall draft pick, and decided to trade it to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 3rd, and 4th round pick.
The Boston Bruins ended up getting the 79th and 108th overall picks out of this trade.
TRADE: #Habs acquire Pick #69 from #NHLBruins for Picks #79 and #108
With the 69th overall pick, the Montreal Canadiens drafted 6-foot-5 center Hayden Paupanekis, and he has the potential to become a true NHL power forward.
Paupanekis ended up scoring 11 goals, and 19 points in 32 games last season with the Kelowna Rockets.
The future seems bright for him, and Don Sweeney ended up passing up the opportunity to draft him for more draft picks.
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JUILLET 28 | 285 ANSWERS Completed trade between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens: There is one clear winner Do you think Don Sweeney ended up losing this trade with the Montreal Canadiens? | ||
| Yes | 207 | 72.6 % |
| No | 78 | 27.4 % |
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