Who should the Bruins select with their 2nd round pick?
The Boston Bruins do not own a first round pick in this year's draft, as they traded it to the Anaheim Ducks in the package to acquire Hampus Lindholm.
Reports are that GM Don Sweeney is trying to acquire a first rounder but it will be a difficult task.
So, let's look at who the Bruins can select with their first pick, which comes in the second round (54th overall).
Conor Ryan of �The Boston Sports Journal' did a breakdown on two centres that the club should target.
As per Ryan:
''Jack Hughes - C, Northeastern (NCAA)
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 165 pounds
Stats: 39 games played - 7 goals, 9 assists
Ranked No. 35 overall by TSN/Bob McKenzie
Ranked No. 73 overall by TSN/Craig Button
Ranked No. 26 overall by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Ranked No. 51 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked No. 44 by EliteProspects.com
No not that Jack Hughes.
He may not boast the same high-end ceiling as the Devils' young pivot (and No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft), but Hughes makes an awful lot of sense for a team like the Bruins � and the rationale is pretty evident.
A two-way center? Check.
A Massachusetts native? Check. (Westwood)
A Hockey East player? Check (Northeastern).
Ties to the Bruins? Check. (His father, Kent, is currently GM of the Canadiens, but he was Patrice Bergeron's long-time agent before taking up his new post last season).
Hughes' freshman-year stats may not exactly leap off the page, but the center (who was the youngest player in NCAA hockey last season) impressed many scouts with his playmaking ability, hands and untapped potential which should continue to unveil itself with more reps at the collegiate ranks.
He doesn't project to be a star at the next level, but Hughes does have a pretty solid floor as a middle-six pivot that could anchor your second or third line for the foreseeable future. A defensively responsible pivot may not exactly wow B's fans, but Hughes sure looks the part as a future NHLer.
Cameron Lund - C, Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 192 pounds
Stats: 62 games played - 25 goals, 25 assists
Ranked No. 43 overall by TSN/Bob McKenzie
Ranked No. 47 overall by TSN/Craig Button
Ranked No. 40 overall by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Ranked No. 65 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked No. 49 by EliteProspects.com
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 165 pounds
Stats: 39 games played - 7 goals, 9 assists
Ranked No. 35 overall by TSN/Bob McKenzie
Ranked No. 73 overall by TSN/Craig Button
Ranked No. 26 overall by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Ranked No. 51 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked No. 44 by EliteProspects.com
No not that Jack Hughes.
He may not boast the same high-end ceiling as the Devils' young pivot (and No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft), but Hughes makes an awful lot of sense for a team like the Bruins � and the rationale is pretty evident.
A two-way center? Check.
A Massachusetts native? Check. (Westwood)
A Hockey East player? Check (Northeastern).
Ties to the Bruins? Check. (His father, Kent, is currently GM of the Canadiens, but he was Patrice Bergeron's long-time agent before taking up his new post last season).
Hughes' freshman-year stats may not exactly leap off the page, but the center (who was the youngest player in NCAA hockey last season) impressed many scouts with his playmaking ability, hands and untapped potential which should continue to unveil itself with more reps at the collegiate ranks.
He doesn't project to be a star at the next level, but Hughes does have a pretty solid floor as a middle-six pivot that could anchor your second or third line for the foreseeable future. A defensively responsible pivot may not exactly wow B's fans, but Hughes sure looks the part as a future NHLer.
Cameron Lund - C, Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 192 pounds
Stats: 62 games played - 25 goals, 25 assists
Ranked No. 43 overall by TSN/Bob McKenzie
Ranked No. 47 overall by TSN/Craig Button
Ranked No. 40 overall by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Ranked No. 65 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked No. 49 by EliteProspects.com
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