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2005
Matt Lashoff 22 OA- Bust. Not much else to say. Late pick but only 74 NHL games.

2006
Phil Kessel #5 OA- Great pick, great trade which led to a good trade and a bad trade.

2007
Zach Hamill #8 OA- Sheesh. BUST. Even more painful when you look at the guys drafted around him.

2008
Joe Colborne- #16 OA
Never played a game for the bruins. Was traded with a first round pick (turned into rickard Rakell) for Kaberle. Kaberle was a solid dman in the bruins cup run, but I’m sure they’d like to have this trade back.

2009
Jordan Caron 25 OA- fringe NHLer. Never was anything good. Late pick so not too terrible.

2010
Tyler Seguin #2 OA
Great pick. Elite player, top line center. Resulted in the infamous terrible Seguin trade. Got one or two good years of eriksson and Smith, and then literally nothing else. Bruins have nothing left from the trade.

2011
Dougie Hamilton #9 OA- Pretty good pick for the bruins. Hamilton was a good second pairing dman. Ended up being trade for the picks that became Senyshyn, Lauzon, and JFK. Trade looks solid for the bruins, would look even better if they didn’t botch the senyshyn pick, but nothing they can do about it now.

2012
Malcolm Subban #24 overall.
Very bad pick for the bruins. No need to have drafted a goalie in round 1, and subban was flat out horrible for Boston. Ended up losing him for nothing to Vegas. That being said, subban is a solid backup right now, but this pick couldn’t have gone any worse for Boston.

2013
No pick, traded to Dallas for Jagr who was a nice addition to the team that lost in the finals.

2014
David Pastrnak #25 OA- No description needed. Unbelievable steal.

2015
Jakub Zboril 13 OA- was considered the best player on the board, hasn’t worked out at all.
Jake DeBrusk- good top 6 winger, has the tools to become elite NHL winger.
Zach Senyshyn- Sheesh. Awful pick. Projected in round 2, taken at 15.

Overall, tough few picks for the bruins. Debrusk is a good player. But Zboril and senyshyn hurt considering Barzal and Connor were projected to go here, and the bruins inexplicably passed on at least one of them for senyshyn.

2016
Charlie McAvoy #14 OA- very good pick by the bruins. McAvoy will be a stud for a long time in the league, the bruins cornerstone defenseman.

EDIT: forgot Trent Frederic #29 OA
Doesn’t have NHL skill yet, however he looks like he will become a middle 6 center

2017-
Urho Vaakanainen #18 OA- too early to tell. Has had some injury issues playing pro hockey.

2018
No pick, traded to NYR for Rick Nash. Bruins gave up quantity more than quality in this trade, still would’ve been nice to have that pick though.

2019-
John Beecher #30 OA
Too early to tell. Good pick for the bruins as they gain more depth at center.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:12 a.m.
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you forgot trent frederik from the list. also, kaberle was not a solid defenseman during the cup run, someone loved the guy but he was playing like 9 minutes a game during the cup run. and that 2012 draft was just terrible. not a lot of talent came from that draft at all. i dont fault the bruins for taking subban, i fault them for not flipping him for value when he had it.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.
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wow the bruins are very boom or bust when it comes to drafting
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:25 a.m.
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you forgot trent frederik from the list. also, kaberle was not a solid defenseman during the cup run, someone loved the guy but he was playing like 9 minutes a game during the cup run. and that 2012 draft was just terrible. not a lot of talent came from that draft at all. i dont fault the bruins for taking subban, i fault them for not flipping him for value when he had it.


Was wondering the same thing about Frederic.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:26 a.m.
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What would be interesting is to see every teams first round picks since 05 and compare
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.
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Quoting: hanson493
you forgot trent frederik from the list. also, kaberle was not a solid defenseman during the cup run, someone loved the guy but he was playing like 9 minutes a game during the cup run. and that 2012 draft was just terrible. not a lot of talent came from that draft at all. i dont fault the bruins for taking subban, i fault them for not flipping him for value when he had it.


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wow the bruins are very boom or bust when it comes to drafting


In general the Bruin draft very well.
2012 was a very bad year as you said.
But 2015 with 3 first round picks, the Bruins should have done better
Mathew Barzal, Kyle Connor and Thomas Chabot were taken directly after the 3 Boston picks while Brock Boeser and Travis Konecny were taken 22nd and 23rd.
As a Sabre fan this was the year I started to doubt our GM DATM. While Boston tried to get more picks and missed out on many good players, Buffalo was trading away the picks and over paying for players other teams did not want. So the team had a good top line and nothing else.
During that same period my Sabres fired all of the scouts and therefore only were able to get limited results of the first round picks.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:38 a.m.
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I think you're kinda selling Hamilton short, he's a legit #1. Maybe he wasn't all the way there in Boston, but calling him a 2nd pairing guy is ridiculous.

As with anyone and anything, Beecher could turn into something good, but I'm very opposed to the draft ideology of picking a guy that's clearly out of the top 5 on his team unless that team is incomparably good. There was plenty of options of guys who produced well without any sort of assistance on their teams, and I think regardless if he turns out well or not, that sort of drafting isn't conducive to acquiring the most talented players.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.
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Quoting: Chopper02
What would be interesting is to see every teams first round picks since 05 and compare


I doubt any team drafted as well.
Kessel, Seguin, McAvoy, Pasternak, DeBrusk and Hamilton. A top line and top pairing with 5 all stars, who has done better?
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:43 a.m.
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In general the Bruin draft very well.
2012 was a very bad year as you said.
But 2015 with 3 first round picks, the Bruins should have done better
Mathew Barzal, Kyle Connor and Thomas Chabot were taken directly after the 3 Boston picks while Brock Boeser and Travis Konecny were taken 22nd and 23rd.
As a Sabre fan this was the year I started to doubt our GM DATM. While Boston tried to get more picks and missed out on many good players, Buffalo was trading away the picks and over paying for players other teams did not want. So the team had a good top line and nothing else.
During that same period my Sabres fired all of the scouts and therefore only were able to get limited results of the first round picks.


Hind sight is always 20/20. I liked at the time both the zboril and the senyshyn picks at the time. senyshyn was lighting it up scoring 40 in juniors, his game hasnt translated yet but he has speed and a natural ability to put the puck in the net. he is still young. give him more time. Zboril was a big body left shot that we all thought would take over for chara. He looked better in 2015 than he does now. chabot benefit significantly from playing on bad ottawa teams and getting the playing time in the nhl.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:45 a.m.
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I think you're kinda selling Hamilton short, he's a legit #1. Maybe he wasn't all the way there in Boston, but calling him a 2nd pairing guy is ridiculous.

As with anyone and anything, Beecher could turn into something good, but I'm very opposed to the draft ideology of picking a guy that's clearly out of the top 5 on his team unless that team is incomparably good. There was plenty of options of guys who produced well without any sort of assistance on their teams, and I think regardless if he turns out well or not, that sort of drafting isn't conducive to acquiring the most talented players.


I would say Hamilton is at best a fringe 1st pairing, better suited for 2nd pairing. Hes so mentally soft and we saw that impact in the playoffs.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.
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Hind sight is always 20/20. I liked at the time both the zboril and the senyshyn picks at the time. senyshyn was lighting it up scoring 40 in juniors, his game hasnt translated yet but he has speed and a natural ability to put the puck in the net. he is still young. give him more time. Zboril was a big body left shot that we all thought would take over for chara. He looked better in 2015 than he does now. chabot benefit significantly from playing on bad ottawa teams and getting the playing time in the nhl.


As I posted above, I envy how well Boston drafts. As I was happy when Galisano bailed out the bankrupt Sabres but he fired all of the scouts and forced Regier to let Drury and Brier walk. I was not only commenting on Boston missing out on several players but also how Boston knew this was a good draft and made the move to get 2 additional picks while Buffalo was trading them away.
As a Sabre's fan I like the direction my team is headed, but you have several more years as long as Bergeron and Krejci can play well.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:03 a.m.
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As I posted above, I envy how well Boston drafts. As I was happy when Galisano bailed out the bankrupt Sabres but he fired all of the scouts and forced Regier to let Drury and Brier walk. I was not only commenting on Boston missing out on several players but also how Boston knew this was a good draft and made the move to get 2 additional picks while Buffalo was trading them away.
As a Sabre's fan I like the direction my team is headed, but you have several more years as long as Bergeron and Krejci can play well.


no i know i was just replying to the 2015 draft part, using your post as reference. that draft was stacked and could have changed the bruins for the future (would really have been in cap jail if we had barzal/connor to sign back to back years with backes on the books).
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:06 a.m.
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I would say Hamilton is at best a fringe 1st pairing, better suited for 2nd pairing. Hes so mentally soft and we saw that impact in the playoffs.


How do I even begin to argue such an arbitrary statement? He was good in the playoffs, the Canes were pressed and he actually drove them to shoot a lot of the time. It didn't work out, but I'm not sure what your point is, are you judging individual players by team success? Like any "he doesn't look good out there" argument I strongly opposide with my own "eye-test". Even if he is "mentally soft", that would consistently transfer over to his stats, no? Numbers wise he's even in solid 15-20 range in terms of defensemen.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.
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no i know i was just replying to the 2015 draft part, using your post as reference. that draft was stacked and could have changed the bruins for the future (would really have been in cap jail if we had barzal/connor to sign back to back years with backes on the books).


I'm all with you on that Chabot isn't all that good (like you stated previously). He'd be a pp-specialist and o-zone start guy almost exclusively on any decent team. But this argument that "oh noes, we'd be in cap trouble with these good players" is just fallacious. First off, with Barzal and Connor on the current Bruins team, they probably win the cup - making it all worth it. Secondly, don't you think trading Backes is a lot easier if you package him with Kyle freaking Connor? Send that to NJ and you get a bunch of picks/2nd tier prospects back as well. Now you have Barzal instead of Backes and a bunch of assets to show for drafting Connor. I'm a Bruins fan, and I get that **** happens in the draft, but trying to wave bad picks off by saying "we wouldn't have the cap space" is straight up dissonant. I love this team but management makes mistakes, and that's okay, all GM's etc do, but it's better to admit them and try to reconcile around them than justifying them
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.
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How do I even begin to argue such an arbitrary statement? He was good in the playoffs, the Canes were pressed and he actually drove them to shoot a lot of the time. It didn't work out, but I'm not sure what your point is, are you judging individual players by team success? Like any "he doesn't look good out there" argument I strongly opposide with my own "eye-test". Even if he is "mentally soft", that would consistently transfer over to his stats, no? Numbers wise he's even in solid 15-20 range in terms of defensemen.


Watched him for years in boston, he did not meet the eye test and at times almost looked scared out there. Same thing when i saw the playoff series this year with the bruins. Any real physicality and the guy wilters and disappears. Im sorry i just dont see him as a top pairing defenseman in the national hockey league. you can try and argue but its my opinion and its not going to change. canes got absolutely fleeced in that deal for him.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.
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no i know i was just replying to the 2015 draft part, using your post as reference. that draft was stacked and could have changed the bruins for the future (would really have been in cap jail if we had barzal/connor to sign back to back years with backes on the books).


LOL, What a terrible situation with which to contend, too much talent. I do know what you mean. I must say Boston has some of the best contracts, Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak all earning less than O'Reilly (I know he played well in the last 4 games, but he was nearly invisible in the first 3, BTW I may be the only Sabre fan that was happy to see him traded, he never played that well in Buffalo).
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.
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I doubt any team drafted as well.
Kessel, Seguin, McAvoy, Pasternak, DeBrusk and Hamilton. A top line and top pairing with 5 all stars, who has done better?


What's sad is when you look at Edmonton they had several good picks that didn't even turn the franchise around. Pretty sad.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:37 a.m.
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I'm all with you on that Chabot isn't all that good (like you stated previously). He'd be a pp-specialist and o-zone start guy almost exclusively on any decent team. But this argument that "oh noes, we'd be in cap trouble with these good players" is just fallacious. First off, with Barzal and Connor on the current Bruins team, they probably win the cup - making it all worth it. Secondly, don't you think trading Backes is a lot easier if you package him with Kyle freaking Connor? Send that to NJ and you get a bunch of picks/2nd tier prospects back as well. Now you have Barzal instead of Backes and a bunch of assets to show for drafting Connor. I'm a Bruins fan, and I get that **** happens in the draft, but trying to wave bad picks off by saying "we wouldn't have the cap space" is straight up dissonant. I love this team but management makes mistakes, and that's okay, all GM's etc do, but it's better to admit them and try to reconcile around them than justifying them


I wasnt arguing or justifying or anything about bad picks from that draft, again hindsight is 20/20. if you read my previous post about that draft, at the time i liked the zboril debrusk senyshyn picks when they happened. I mean i think any of us would have preferred connor as he was literally sitting there waiting for us to take him but i also didnt mind them taking senyshyn at the time. Im just stating a fact that if we had drafted connor/barzal we would have run into serious cap issues this year and next as well as who knows if these guys develop the same here as they did in NYI and WPG. Everythings a crapshoot.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:38 a.m.
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LOL, What a terrible situation with which to contend, too much talent. I do know what you mean. I must say Boston has some of the best contracts, Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak all earning less than O'Reilly (I know he played well in the last 4 games, but he was nearly invisible in the first 3, BTW I may be the only Sabre fan that was happy to see him traded, he never played that well in Buffalo).


he looked disengaged in buffalo. true money isnt everything contract. similar to david price his first year in boston.
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:40 a.m.
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LOL, What a terrible situation with which to contend, too much talent. I do know what you mean. I must say Boston has some of the best contracts, Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak all earning less than O'Reilly (I know he played well in the last 4 games, but he was nearly invisible in the first 3, BTW I may be the only Sabre fan that was happy to see him traded, he never played that well in Buffalo).


i literally said it would have changed the bruins for the future. if we have barzal/connor instead of senyshyn/zboril we probably win the cup this year and make a better run at last years cup since you now have your 3rd line center they were missing last year and you have the 1st/2nd line rw they are missing (pretty sure connor plays left though?) which i also think is the reason they went for senyshyn who is a true rw
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Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.
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What's sad is when you look at Edmonton they had several good picks that didn't even turn the franchise around. Pretty sad.


I agree about Edmonton. Many people complain about Chiarelli, I hardly ever hear any comments on the terrible job Murray did in Buffalo. He took a last place team with a great future and turned into a last place team with out a future. I guess I should thank him for Dahlin, rock on . At least Chiarelli got the Oilers to the playoffs his first year. But this post is about the great job Boston does with their picks, as I said, I envy them.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.
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he looked disengaged in buffalo. true money isnt everything contract. similar to david price his first year in boston.

Yes, and the thing I noticed was how poorly he entered the offensive zone, nearly always turning the puck over.
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i literally said it would have changed the bruins for the future. if we have barzal/connor instead of senyshyn/zboril we probably win the cup this year and make a better run at last years cup since you now have your 3rd line center they were missing last year and you have the 1st/2nd line rw they are missing (pretty sure connor plays left though?) which i also think is the reason they went for senyshyn who is a true rw

I agree, Boston not only drafts well, they control the cap well, they draft players who want to win as well (shall I say players with character) who excel when the stakes are the highest.
Jul. 12, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.
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I wasnt arguing or justifying or anything about bad picks from that draft, again hindsight is 20/20. if you read my previous post about that draft, at the time i liked the zboril debrusk senyshyn picks when they happened. I mean i think any of us would have preferred connor as he was literally sitting there waiting for us to take him but i also didnt mind them taking senyshyn at the time. Im just stating a fact that if we had drafted connor/barzal we would have run into serious cap issues this year and next as well as who knows if these guys develop the same here as they did in NYI and WPG. Everythings a crapshoot.


No, I agree with most of what you say, I think you're really sensible about this stuff. The one opposition I have in the cap issues, because that's never a favorable argument for that position
Jul. 12, 2019 at 11:05 a.m.
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Watched him for years in boston, he did not meet the eye test and at times almost looked scared out there. Same thing when i saw the playoff series this year with the bruins. Any real physicality and the guy wilters and disappears. Im sorry i just dont see him as a top pairing defenseman in the national hockey league. you can try and argue but its my opinion and its not going to change. canes got absolutely fleeced in that deal for him.


Well, you do you. I just couldn't imagine going about things in terms of "I know what I know". I want to improve my understanding and remove my own bias in order to evaluate players as reasonably and unbiased as possible, but again, you do you
 
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