JUST IN: 2024-25 NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown: Boston Bruins’ Top 10 Original

Now is the ideal time to start off Everyday Faceoff’s second yearly NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown, taking a gander at the best each of the 32 groups bring to the table. We’re featuring the main 10 possibilities for each establishment, their greatest assets and shortcomings thus significantly more.

The models for being named a “prospect” are straightforward: players by and large must have played in 50 or less NHL games or invested more energy beyond the NHL than in it the year before. Skaters more than 23 years of age are excluded, with goaltenders waiting be 25 or under.

In any case, last year saw the presentations of Matthew Poitras, Bricklayer Lohrei and Johnny Beecher, among others. The Bruins actually missed the mark in the end of the season games to the possible Stanley Cup champions from Florida, however they were forceful to open up free organization trying to keep this group in conflict.

In any case, in the group’s quest for greatness, the Bruins wind up with one of the most fragile pipelines in the NHL. I really do like the expansion of Senior member Letourneau with their first-round pick, however at that point things were a piece uncovered from that point onward, and will be in the future in 2025 with only two picks in the initial four rounds. GM Wear Sweeney isn’t excessively stressed over the future, and which is all well and good.

I chose for keep Poitras off the group’s main 10 possibilities list since he played in the NHL barely a year ago and was supposed to go all the way before his physical issue. Lohrei, in the mean time, bobbed around between the NHL and AHL and was in general a marginal choice for this rundown, however I kept him on in light of the fact that he wasn’t hitched to a specific association last year. Lohrei played a greater number of games in the NHL than Poitras, yet he actually played 33% of his season in the minors, while Poitras was probably not going to get back to Guelph. Assuming that you actually consider Poitras a new kid on the block because of just playing a little more than 30 games, that is fine.

The Bruins will keep on focusing on the now for the not so distant future, and that is Fine. Yet, in view of the gathering underneath, I feel certain that Lohrei will proceed to improve and be a vital piece of Boston’s drawn out future. Past that? I have my interests for both Letourneau and Fabian Lysell, the main other two players I feel like have good than a 50 percent chance of turning out to be full-time NHLers.

It’s terrible, without a doubt. Yet, Bruins fans know that as of now.

Biggest Strength

This team could have an excessive number of focuses, sufficiently amusing. That is not something many groups can say, however the Bruins have a boatload of players with some last six potential who basically make light of the center. Large numbers of them will change to the wing if they somehow happened to make the NHL, yet it’s never something terrible to stack up here. The Bruins likewise have a small bunch of good goaltending choices. Jeremy Swayman is the undeniable No. 1, yet 26-year-old Brandon Bussi is interesting, and Michael DiPietro is appearing to be the best ace season to date. However, both are too old to ever be viewed as possibilities right now.

Biggest Weakness

Past perhaps Lohrei, Lysell, and Letourneau, there aren’t numerous players with real NHL potential gain here. I like Georgii Merkulov, however he passed on a ton to be wanted during his four-game NHL spell, and at 23, time is ticking. Oskar Jellvik actually has a couple of additional long stretches of improvement left, yet I’m considering the amount of his expansion in scoring this year was exclusively due to having perhaps of the best player in school hockey close by. From that point onward, we’re discussing profundity players, best case scenario, – which, fine, you want folks like that – yet no one I’m completely certain will be a full-time player for over a little while. However, once more, this is all by plan.

TOP 10 PROSPECTS

1. Mason Lohrei, LHD, 23 (Boston Bruins)

Acquired: Drafted 58th overall, second round in 2020

There’s a contention to exclude him here, however the way that Lohrei actually spent a huge part of the year in the AHL will keep him on this rundown. The 6-foot-4 defenseman appeared to be a longshot to make the NHL when he was initially drafted yet a superb two-year run with Ohio State made him hard to disregard. Lohrei has shown a few expertise with the puck for a safeguard his size and set up a strong 13 focuses in 41 NHL games this previous year. While I don’t know he’s a drawn out top-matching choice for the Bruins, I think his base is sufficient to essentially be a strong third-pair safeguard to say the least. As a second-round pick in a draft influenced by Coronavirus, the Bruins tracked down a decent player in Lohrei.

2. Fabian Lysell, RW, 21 (Providence, AHL)

Acquired: Drafted 21st overall, first round in 2021

Lysell worked on in the AHL last year, skipping from 37 focuses as a freshman to 50 out of 56 games last season. There’s actually space for him to develop to be a more compelling point maker, particularly as a player lacking unadulterated muscle, yet he wanted a decent sophomore mission after his developing torments in 2022-23. At 21, I would have jumped at the chance to see Lysell step into some NHL activity at this point, particularly since he began in the AHL sooner than most. But at the same time it’s an exercise in futility to dump an imaginative player like him in the last six and demolishing his certainty when that is so significant for a high-risk, high-reward playmaker. Ideally, we will see Lysell move forward this season.

3. Dean Letourneau, C, 18 (Boston College, NCAA)

Acquired: Drafted 25th overall, first round in 2024

As a 6-foot-7 focus, Letourneau was one of the most captivating advances in the 2024 NHL Draft. He can hit, makes plays, kill shots, win faceoffs and beat players with his speed, assisting him with attracting correlations with Tage Thompson. Letourneau wrecked the Canadian prep hockey positions with 61 objectives and 127 focuses in 56 games with St. Andrew’s School, making him an uncommon player to go in the main balance of the Prep Hockey School. There are still a few inquiries concerning what kind of player he’ll become on the grounds that not many NHLers have his range of abilities, and the leap to the NCAA will be a troublesome one for him one year from now. However, there’s certainly some interest as long as the Bruins show restraint here.

4. Georgii Merkulov, C/LW, 23 (Providence, AHL)

Acquired: Undrafted free agent signing in 2022

After a 55-point rookie season in 2022-23, Merkulov increased the stakes with 30 objectives and 65 focuses to take a nine-point extremely tight grip in Provision’s scoring battle. Merkulov likewise got into his most memorable NHL activity, neglecting to enlist a point in four challenges. You in all actuality do can’t be sure about whether Merkulov would have made the group last year had Matt Poitras stayed in junior, however Merkulov rather got additional chance to create. Be that as it may, at 23 and in the last year of his entrance level agreement, it’s the ideal opportunity for Merkulov to make a serious push for full-time NHL obligation. He’s verging on being an AHL star as of now, yet in the event that he can figure out how to be a superior 200-foot player in the NHL, he could possibly capitalize on it.

5. Oskar Jellvik, LW, 21 (Boston College, NCAA)

Acquired: Drafted 149th overall, fifth round in 2021

Jellvik is ending up being an incredible fifth-round pick. After a respectable first year recruit season, Jellvik profited from playing close by some quality contest at Boston School and scored 13 objectives and 42 focuses as a sophomore. He’s not enormous at 5-foot-10, yet he can play focus and the wing, moves well, and flaunts a sufficiently strong hockey level of intelligence to permit him to be matched with Shaper Gauthier, quite possibly of the best player outside the NHL this year. I think Jellvik is the most superior Bruins prospect throughout the last year, and it’ll be fascinating to check whether he turns genius toward the finish of the approaching season and whether he ventures to be something other than a mid-range maker in the AHL.

6. John Farinacci, C, 23 (Providence, AHL)

Acquired: Free agent signing in 2023

Initially drafted by the Arizona Coyotes, Farinacci didn’t sign with the team out of Harvard and on second thought chosen to join the Boston Bruins. He had a fair first year with 38 places in quite a while, showing esteem as a two-way forward who likes to shoot. He’s not huge, yet he has some muscle, despite the fact that I wish he’d utilize it to be a piece meaner in puck fights. He’s a more seasoned prospect as of now, yet the 2022 ECAC champion is sufficiently flexible to essentially challenge for a job player spot over the course of the following two years.

7. Brett Harrison, C, 21 (Providence, AHL)

Acquired: Drafted 85th overall, third round in 2021

On the off chance that Harrison makes the NHL, being in a last six role is going. Furthermore, that is fine; you really want folks like that. He likely wishes he had more than the 14 focuses he put on the board in his most memorable AHL season, however he demonstrated his two-way game and his capacity to be challenging to play along the sheets. Harrison peruses plays well at the two closures, in spite of the fact that his skating is as yet a work underway. Harrison is a decent punishment executioner who likes to have in the method of chances at whatever point he can, and folks like him can be significant in the end of the season games.

8. Frédéric Brunet, LHD, 20 (Providence, AHL)

Acquired: Drafted 132nd overall, fifth round in 2022

Brunet had a strong change to the expert game, setting up 12 focuses in 48 games with Fortune this previous season. Brunet is a decent skater, which permitted him to rapidly conform to the AHL. He’s solid, fabricated extreme and his guarded game has developed amazingly the beyond three years. I don’t think he has sufficient hostile potential gain to be a full-time NHLer any time soon however the way that he keeps on adding new components to his game each season allows him an opportunity basically battling for a base matching spot.

9. Elliott Groenewold, LHD, 18 (Quinnipiac University, NCAA)

Acquired: Drafted 110th overall, fourth round in 2024

Groenewold isn’t colossal, however he has a mean side that Bruins fans will cherish. Subsequent to playing prep hockey the year earlier, he had a major first year in the USHL, setting up 16 focuses in 57 games. He’s set to make a beeline for Quinnipiac College, which flaunts a strong training staff and is two years eliminated from becoming NCAA public bosses. They don’t have a lot of regarding future NHL ability on the setup, however they offer an incredible climate for players to prosper at their own speed. For Groenewold, a versatile, physical, closure safeguard, that is something worth being thankful for.

10. Philip Svedeback, G, 22 (Providence College, NCAA)

Acquired: Drafted 117th overall, fourth round in 2021

The Bruins have constructed themselves an incredible goalie factor, and Svedeback is a major piece of it. His details probably won’t appear as though they’re anything exceptional, yet the 6-foot-4 guardian had four shutouts and a record of 18-13-4 for a Provision group that frequently battled to manage high-peril scoring circumstances. It’s hard not to like his enormous edge and how in charge he is in the wrinkle. Svedeback isn’t the speediest parallel goaltender, yet he regularly gives his group a battling opportunity consistently, regardless of the level he’s playing. That is a decent sign in the Wild West that is exploring goaltenders.

Different notables: Riley Duran, C (22) , Trevor Kuntar, C (23), Ryan Pole, RHD (21), Jackson Edward, LHD (20), Christopher Pelosi, C (57), Cole Spicer, C (20), Jonathan Morello, C/LW (17), Ryan Walsh, C/RW (20), Andre Gasseau, C (21), Casper Nassen, RW (20), Dans Ločmelis, C (20), Jonathan Myrenberg, RHD (21), Bricklayer Langenbrunner, RHD (21), Loke Johansson, LHD (18), Ty Gallagher, RHD (21), Kristian Kostadinski, LHD (19)