The Globe's all-time Bruins fantasy draft
It’s not controversial to call Bobby Orr the greatest Bruin of them all.
But who goes next when picking an all-time Bruins roster? And who gets taken after that? The answers are not so clear.
There were debates and barbs aplenty when the Globe brought together its hockey savants for a four-team, all-time Bruins draft. Joining me were NHL writer Kevin Paul Dupont, assistant sports editor Jim Hoban, and columnist Tara Sullivan.
Eligible players had to have spent at least two seasons in Boston and were selected based on what they did in a Bruins sweater (so Brian Leetch and Paul Coffey went undrafted). Players also were judged according to the era in which they played, so fear not in taking a goalie who had never seen a mask.
Each person drafted three forward lines, three pairs of defensemen, one goalie, and a coach, with an eye on potential chemistry and playing style. We held a “snake” draft, meaning the person with the last pick of the first round had the first pick of the second round, and so on.
Round
Matt Porter
Kevin Paul Dupont
Jim Hoban
Tara Sullivan
Round 1
Bobby Orr (D)
Ray Bourque (D)
Phil Esposito (C)
Cam Neely (RW)
Round 2
Johnny Bucyk (LW)
Milt Schmidt (C)
Eddie Shore (D)
Zdeno Chara (D)
Round 3
Brad Park (D)
Gerry Cheevers (G)
Patrice Bergeron (C)
Tuukka Rask (G)
Round 4
Tim Thomas (G)
Adam Oates (C)
Rick Middleton (RW)
Terry O'Reilly (RW)
Round 5
Bill Cowley (C)
Al Secord (LW)
Brad Marchand (LW)
Lionel Hitchman (D)
Round 6
David Pastrnak (RW)
Harry Sinden (coach)
Barry Pederson (C)
Derek Sanderson (C)
Round 7
Wayne Cashman (LW)
Ted Green (D)
Dit Clapper (D)
Claude Julien (coach)
Round 8
Ken Hodge (RW)
Mark Recchi (RW)
Bobby Bauer (RW)
Woody Dumart (LW)
Round 9
Bill Quackenbush (D)
Milan Lucic (LW)
Steve Kasper (C)
David Krejci (C)
Round 10
Jean Ratelle (C)
Joe Thornton (C)
Gord Kluzak (D)
Dennis Seidenberg (D)
Round 11
Glen Wesley (D)
Marc Savard (C)
Charlie McAvoy (D)
Fred Stanfield (C)
Round 12
Ken Linseman (C)
Eddie Westfall (RW)
Don Marcotte (LW)
Torey Krug (D)
Round 13
Shawn Thornton (RW)
Johnny Boychuk (D)
John McKenzie (RW)
Tyler Seguin (C)
Round 14
Peter McNab (C)
Garry Galley (D)
Don Awrey (D)
Gary Doak (D)
Round 15
Dallas Smith (D)
Tommy Williams (RW)
Michael Thelven (D)
Keith Crowder (RW)
Round 16
Leo Boivin (D)
Allan Stanley (D)
Frank Brimsek (G)
Tom Johnson (D)
Round 17
Bruce Cassidy (coach)
Don Sweeney (D)
Art Ross (coach)
Glen Murray (RW)