LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 23: Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney meets with the media following the NHL general managers meetings at the Bellagio Las Vegas on June 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The 2015 offseason was one of sweeping change for the Boston Bruins. After General Manager Peter Chiarelli was shown the door, Don Sweeney was given the vote of confidence from the Bruins ownership and became the eighth GM in franchise history.
Sweeney did not waste any time making his presence known. He traded young and promising yet disgruntled defenceman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames for a handful of high draft picks.