The 2015 NHL Draft is one Boston Bruins fans would very much like to forget. Now, one of their three infamous first-round picks is joining his potential third NHL organization in a matter of months. Forward Zach Senyshyn today signed a PTO with the New Jersey Devils, the team announced.
Boston’s 15th overall pick in 2015, Senyshyn was a member of the Bruins organization up until the trade deadline this past season. He’s played just 16 NHL games, all spread out over the past four seasons, and has only one NHL goal and two assists. He hasn’t been consistently producing in the AHL, either, averaging under 0.50 points per game throughout his 250-plus game career in the minors, mostly with the Providence Bruins. Although he had finally broken out offensively in the minors over the past two seasons, he had just three points in 16 AHL games with the Belleville Senators after he was traded to the Ottawa organization in exchange for Josh Brown.
Needless to say, Senyshyn is attending Devils camp just for a shot at a contract within the organization, less so the NHL roster. Now 25, Senyshyn will need to have a strong enough camp to prove he can be a dependable top-nine contributor for their AHL affiliate in Utica.
Senyshyn joins veteran defenseman Thomas Hickey as players attending Devils camp on PTOs.
Barzal. Connor. Chabot.
Barzal at the time even FELL to the Bruins at 13. He was expected to be a top-10 pick.
Zboril and DeBrusk were expected to go in the 20s
Yeah, Zboril is another waster pick. Sweeney doesn’t draft, trade or sign players well but he still has a job. When Bergeron does retire he won’t.
Bleacher report had Timo Maier, Thomas Chabot, and Brock Boeser going 13, 14, 15 lol <\3
Hornqvist was the last pick of his draft…
Sweeney should have been fired for this draft alone.
Senyshyn’s only NHL goal was an empty netter. It was a gift from the coach in an attempt to get him going. It didn’t work.