Top Prospects: The NHL System Rankings
#32: Boston Bruins
Number of Ranked Prospects: 30
Number of Forwards in the Top 50: 0
Number of Defensemen in the Top 50: 0
Average Rank of Top 10 Prospects in Pool: 177th
Top Forward Prospect in The System: Dean Letourneau (55th)
Top Defenseman Prospect in The System: Elliott Groenewold (150th)
System Score: 1
A running theme for the lowest-ranking systems will be the sacrifice of the prospect pool for Stanley Cup success. The Bruins prospect system can be held up as the defining example of the deprivations that prospect pools suffer through in order to keep the NHL team stocked with top-caliber players vying for championships. Since the 2018 draft (note: players taken before the 2018 draft are likely beyond the 24-year-old cutoff for Hockey Prophets prospect consideration), the Bruins have had just three first-round picks, and the highest of the three was 21st overall in 2021 (Fabian Lysell). The Bruins have seen a few of their recent picks finding their way to the NHL (John Beecher, 30th overall in 2019; Mason Lohrei, 58th overall in 2020; Matthew Poitras, 54th overall in 2022) but they have generally seen little help from their past several drafts.