ST PAUL, MN - JANUARY 22: Kirill Kaprizov #97 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the second period against the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center on January 22, 2021 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images)
In his first offseason as Boston Bruins general manager, Don Sweeney went scorched earth and didn’t waste any time gaining young assets for expiring contracts or declining veterans.
There were several noteworthy deals made pre 2015 draft in order to stockpile draft picks (which the front office debatably whiffed on everyone). These moves included trading away fan favourite and hard-nosed winger Milan Lucic and promising young defenceman Dougie Hamilton for packages that included the 13th overall pick and 15th overall pick respectively.