With Calder Trophy candidate Mathew Barzal in town for the first time in his professional career, there’s been a lot of chatter surrounding who is here, and who could have been here.
Going back to the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins found themselves with three consecutive picks in the middle of the first round as they owned picks 13, 14 and 15. With those picks, the Bruins selected Jakub Zboril, Jake DeBrusk and Zach Senyshyn. The New York Islanders immediately followed the Bruins selections by drafting Barzal.
As Zboril and Senyshyn begin their professional hockey journey in Providence, DeBrusk is doing everything he can to make an impact and open some eyes.