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[BruinDust]

For me it's 1996.

They had 5 picks in the Top 100, including 8th overall and 45th. All they found was a complete bust in Aitken, and a career-minor leaguer in Whitfield who never even skated for the Bruins until he returned as a UFA over a decade later.

2007 looks bad (and it is) but after choosing Hamill at 8 and Cross at 35, they didn't have another selection until Round 5 with the 130th overall pick. (Reul, who still plays in the DEL in Germany).

2000 is worse for me than 2007, where they had EIGHT selections inclusive of Jonsson at 7th overall and Brett Nowak at 103. Their best pick was Hilbert who was essentially a depth level NHL player. Zinojev and Huml both had cups of coffee but found little NHL success.

 

[ON3M4N]

For me it's 1996.

They had 5 picks in the Top 100, including 8th overall and 45th. All they found was a complete bust in Aitken, and a career-minor leaguer in Whitfield who never even skated for the Bruins until he returned as a UFA over a decade later.

2007 looks bad (and it is) but after choosing Hamill at 8 and Cross at 35, they didn't have another selection until Round 5 with the 130th overall pick. (Reul, who still plays in the DEL in Germany).

2000 is worse for me than 2007, where they had EIGHT selections inclusive of Jonsson at 7th overall and Brett Nowak at 103. Their best pick was Hilbert who was essentially a depth level NHL player. Zinojev and Huml both had cups of coffee but found little NHL success.

2008 was pretty bad too

Colborne #16OA
Sauve #47OA
Hutchinson #77OA
Arneil #98OA

The entire 2008 draft class combined to play a total of 16 minutes for the Bruins

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

2007-2009 was brutal, and I think one of the big downfalls for Chiarelli. Had he had any hits out of those picks, he would have had semi cost controlled contributing players right after the Bruins won the cu, which maybe would have meant he wouldn't have had to hand out stupid contracts. But then again, he'd prob trade the young players for trash anyways. So it's moot.

 

[Dicky113]

2015 for what could have been...

 

[Trap Jesus]

I agree with 2014, the success rate was absurd in that draft. Tough to pick against 2006 with that trio, but 2014 has already produced more NHLers. 4 out of their 5 picks turned into regular NHLers, and the one that didn't hit was a 7th rounder. That just doesn't happen.

2005 is bad looking back. Yeah, it produced an NHLer in Sobotka, but there were 8 picks (with at least a pick in every round) and all it produced was a bottom 6 forward. 2007 had nobody of value, but 6 picks overall, and nothing in the 3rd or 4th rounds.

2000 Bruins had 12 picks, including 2 picks per round in each of the first 3 rounds, and the best pick in the draft was Andy Hilbert.

And 1996 was already mentioned.

 

[Mathews28]

2015 for what could have been...

I thought no one was allowed to say anything about 2015 anymore?

 

[Gee Wally]

I thought no one was allowed to say anything about 2015 anymore?

nope. The issue has been others dragging it into other threads derailing the subject of the other threads. Thats what isnt allowed.
It’s certainly part of this thread subject.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

2006 was a real good draft. 2000 was bloody awful. Man MOC totally messed what-could-have-been up.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

2006 is the best one, fairly easily.

Kessel
Marchand
Lucic

and not a pick, but the Rask for Raycroft trade was a draft day trade in 2006

 

[ON3M4N]

2015 for what could have been...

Meh, could also have meant no McAvoy the following year. For as much as people dog the 2015 draft

DeBrusk
Carlo
Lauzon

^Currently everyday players. Vladar was one of the best goalies in the AHL this past season and Seny/Zboril would be playing on probably half the NHL rosters. Does it have the boom that people would want? no, but again it could mean no McAvoy or any other players signed, drafted, acquired after the 2015 draft.

 

[Estlin]

Meh, could also have meant no McAvoy the following year. For as much as people dog the 2015 draft

DeBrusk
Carlo
Lauzon

^Currently everyday players. Vladar was one of the best goalies in the AHL this past season and Seny/Zboril would be playing on probably half the NHL rosters. Does it have the boom that people would want? no, but again it could mean no McAvoy or any other players signed, drafted, acquired after the 2015 draft.

I don't see how it correlates to Boston not selecting McAvoy the following year. Let's say, for example, that Boston had drafted Barzal and Connor instead of Debrusk and Senyshyn. They would have played another year in juniors the following season, so the Bruins would have received no benefit from them. In other words, Boston would have ended up with the same regular season result in 2015-16, leading to the same draft position.

2015 was a decent draft for Boston, but that's not good enough, considering how historic it was and who was still available when the Bruins chose in the first round.

 

[ON3M4N]

I don't see how it correlates to Boston not selecting McAvoy the following year. Let's say, for example, that Boston had drafted Barzal and Connor instead of Debrusk and Senyshyn. They would have played another year in juniors the following season, so the Bruins would have received no benefit from them. In other words, Boston would have ended up with the same regular season result in 2015-16, leading to the same draft position.

2015 was a decent draft for Boston, but that's not good enough, considering how historic it was and who was still available when the Bruins chose in the first round.

We don't know if they would or not. We also don't know how those 2-3 changed picks change draft boards. For all we know those changes change someones board to the point where Carlo is draft before the Bruins pick comes around in R2. It could have changed how teams approached the off-season with signing and trades, which changes outcomes of games and final standings results. Its really just a rabbit hole of possibilities.

 

[Mathews28]

nope. The issue has been others dragging it into other threads derailing the subject of the other threads. Thats what isnt allowed.
It’s certainly part of this thread subject.

that was t-i-c actually. Needed a maybe.

 

[Lobster57]

We don't know if they would or not. We also don't know how those 2-3 changed picks change draft boards. For all we know those changes change someones board to the point where Carlo is draft before the Bruins pick comes around in R2. It could have changed how teams approached the off-season with signing and trades, which changes outcomes of games and final standings results. Its really just a rabbit hole of possibilities.

maybe they take Connor and Barzal in 15, Carlo and McAvoy are still around and the decide to take DeBrincat instead of Fredric and Nashville takes Lindgren instead of Girard. The what-if game works all kinds of ways.

Taking this one further, by the 2017-18 Barzal and Connor are both in the show, so there's no need to trade for Rick Nash. Let's the Bs keep that 1st rounder. Would still have needed to find a taker for Belesky's contract but that's small potatoes.

 

[ON3M4N]

maybe they take Connor and Barzal in 15, Carlo and McAvoy are still around and the decide to take DeBrincat instead of Fredric and Nashville takes Lindgren instead of Girard. The what-if game works all kinds of ways.

Taking this one further, by the 2017-18 Barzal and Connor are both in the show, so there's no need to trade for Rick Nash. Let's the Bs keep that 1st rounder. Would still have needed to find a taker for Belesky's contract but that's small potatoes.

Yup just a rabbit hole of possibilities.

 

[Lobster57]

Yup just a rabbit hole of possibilities.

i love doing it though

 

[ON3M4N]

i love doing it though

Meh, not thing, but I know some enjoy it