The Bruins have a busy summer ahead of them that includes naming a new coach, re-tooling their roster and deciding who to select with the No. 7 pick in the NHL Entry Draft later this month.
Boston could address its need for center depth — a position the team has struggled with since Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired in 2023. And in The Athletic’s latest mock draft, NHL prospects analyst Corey Pronman has the Bruins doing just that and taking Brady Martin.
“Martin brings an intense, physical two-way game while also having an excellent skill level,” Pronman wrote. “He is a potential top-two-line center that Boston desperately craves and plays the way the Bruins like.”
Martin, 6-foot center, showed off his skills for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds during the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season when he amassed 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points.
The 18-year-old isn’t afraid to be physical and throw his weight around near the boards and in puck battles — something the Bruins have been missing. But Martin’s skating could use some work. However, he could develop into a Swiss Army Knife-type player the Bruins need, and many scouts believe he’s the type of player teams need if they want to make a lengthy Stanley Cup Playoffs run.
Pronman recently wrote that Martin “has a true hardness in his game” and while his stride “isn’t the most technically sound,” his natural quickness helps him get around at higher levels.
