Whilst, he, like all General Managers has been questioned by the Boston Bruins fanbase at times, Don Sweeney ultimately led this team to within a whisker of the Stanley Cup this season. That, having started the year ranked in the middle pack of the Atlantic Division – still an ever-present threat but not a team expected to have the impact of a Tampa Bay Lighting or Toronto Maple Leafs.
By the end of the season, the Boston Bruins had seen off one of those favourites, after finishing second in the division and had someone else do the dirty work on Tampa before eliminating them (thanks Columbus!