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Insider source confirmed four players the Bruins are looking at with the 7th overall pick at the NHL draft
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New insight by an insider has revealed four players the Boston Bruins are looking at with their 7th overall pick of the 2025 NHL draft, and it seems pretty promising considering the team's unfortunate circumstances.
The Boston Bruins organization will have to shake off the disappointing aftermath of the NHL draft lottery as it did not go their way this past Monday, May 5.
The Bruins dropped to the NHL basement as they neared the end of the 2024/25 NHL regular season and only received the seventh overall pick, despite the organization finishing the fifth-worst record in the league.
Despite the circumstances, Bruins general manager, Don Sweeney, and the rest of Boston's front office is in dire need to zero-in on who they want to take with their pick.
Multiple high-end prospects will undoubtedly be on their way to different organizations by the time the Bruins get on the clock, and Sweeney revealed the approach this Original Six team will take now that they will be selecting outside of the top five.
«I don't think we're going to be anchored positionally,» Sweeney told reporters, per NESN. «We're just trying to take the best player that has the chance to be the best player in the National Hockey League that he's capable of being.
We always value hockey sense, you always value skating, you always value whether or not how competitive a player is, and you try to take the best player you possibly can. We're just in a position now where we're drafting in an area that we haven't been for some time and we expect to add an impact player.»
We always value hockey sense, you always value skating, you always value whether or not how competitive a player is, and you try to take the best player you possibly can. We're just in a position now where we're drafting in an area that we haven't been for some time and we expect to add an impact player.»
Caleb Desnoyers, C (Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL)
Desnoyers is projected to be a 'quality second-line center with a decent chance of becoming a first-line player', per ESPN's Rachel Doerrie.
This 18-year old center can ultimately give the Bruins an offensive lift at a position in need, as he also put up big numbers this season in the Canadian junior hockey league by notching 35 goals, 49 assists, totalling at a whopping 84 points in just 56 regular games.
Jackson Smith, D (Tri-City Americans, WHL)
Smith is currently viewed as the second-best defenseman in the draft, only behind Matthew Schaefer, who is the favourite to be the top pick.
This 18-year old defenseman, if still on the market, can undoubtedly offer the organization a good size to play along the blue line, and could easily be sevens as someone the Bruins could slot into their top four pairings for years to come.
Victor Eklund, RW (Djurgardens, Allvsenskan)
Eklund is currently ranked as the second-best international skater in the draft, and can easily help the Bruins where they lack in the offensive zone.
This young forward put up 19 goals and 12 assists, totalling at 31 points in just 42 games with the Djurgardens this season, and really exploded onto the scene due to his play on the international stage with the Under-20 Sweden team.
At the moment it is uncertain what moves Don Sweeney has in his pocket, but Bruins fans can definitely expect one exciting offseason this summer.
Who do you think the Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney will acquire this offseason as their 7th overall pick?
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MAI 7 | 129 ANSWERS Insider source confirmed four players the Bruins are looking at with the 7th overall pick at the NHL draft Who do you think the Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney will acquire this offseason as their 7th overall pick? | ||
| Caleb Desnoyers | 33 | 25.6 % |
| Jackson Smith | 11 | 8.5 % |
| Victor Eklund | 24 | 18.6 % |
| Other | 61 | 47.3 % |
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