The 2015 offseason was an interesting one, to say the least. The Boston Bruins were coming off of a season where they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006-07 and needed change. The team ultimately decided to fire their then-general manager and current President of hockey operations and general manager of the Edmonton Oilers Peter Chiarelli. To facilitate the change that the Bruins needed, Don Sweeney was named the new general manager in Boston.
When Don Sweeney took the reigns, he made it clear what his intentions were. First and foremost, the former Bruins defenseman knew that the team needed to restock its prospect pool.