Jacobs: Boston Bruins Have a Bright Future

The young talent playing for the Boston Bruins gives the franchise hope for the future, according to owner Jeremy Jacobs.

Five rookies were integrated into the Boston Bruins lineup over the course of the regular season. They are; centers Sean Kuraly, 25, and Danton Heinen, 22; forward Jake DeBrusk, 21; defensemen Matt Grzelcyk, 24, and Charlie McAvoy, 20.

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The rookies have performed well for the Boston Bruins. In 77 games, Heinen had 47 points (16 goals and 31 assists. DeBrusk had 43 points (16 goals, 27 assists) in 70 games. McAvoy played the least at 63 games, racking up 32 points (7 goals, 25 assists).

As a result, Boston has enjoyed it’s winningest season since 2013 – 2014, when they won 54 games. Two years after missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Bruins had a record of 50 – 20 – 12 this season.

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The Bruins finished second in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The team advanced beyond Round 1 for the first time since 2014, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in 7 games. In the second round, they went out in a five game loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Speaking on Wednesday, owner Jeremy Jacobs said that the future is bright for Boston.

“I think we should improve on it next year. But not everybody’s myopic in the League, as I wish they were, and they see the same handwriting. Some will move faster than others, I think we’re further ahead in that line right now. And I’m really hopeful that next year is an improvement on this year.”

GM Don Sweeney said that the team still has room to grow.

“Based on how this season went and finishing with 112 points, and again, a credit to the players that already were here, a credit to the coaching staff. … But I think what we’ve got coming and where we’re at now is where we were hoping to be. And we still have some room to grow here.”