{"id":553794,"date":"2026-04-16T11:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553794\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:39:59","slug":"bruins-finally-know-chances-of-getting-extra-1st-round-pick-from-maple-leafs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553794\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins finally know chances of getting extra 1st-round pick from Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Bruins<\/a> will be taking part in the NHL playoffs.<\/p>\n

They’ve also got a decent chance of earning an NHL Draft lottery pick thanks to the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s the pick that moved in the Brandon Carlo trade during the 2024-25 season. The Leafs sent a first-rounder and Fraser Minten to Boston in exchange for the defenseman Carlo.<\/p>\n

That first-round pick for 2026 had a protection on it: If it ends up being a top-five selection, the Maple Leafs keep the pick.<\/p>\n

If if ends up anywhere from No. 6 and beyond, the Bruins get to make the pick.<\/p>\n

The Bruins have been watching from afar as Toronto’s season collapsed. They likely thought at the time of the deal that the Maple Leafs would be a playoff team, which would mean the pick conveyed for sure but also that it would be in the bottom half of the first round.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Maple Leafs’ president brought AI trade pitches to deadline meetings<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the Bruins might not get the pick, but it could also end up in the top-10.<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs lost five of their last six games in regulation, and the other in overtime, to end up with the fifth-best lottery odds.<\/p>\n

That’s\u00a08.5% chance of picking first, 8.6% for second, 0.3% for third and 24.5% for fifth. That leaves it at 56.2% of conveying their pick to the Bruins.<\/p>\n

And specifically for Boston: The pick has a 44.0% chance of being No. 6 overall and 14.2% chance of being No. 7 overall. If the Bruins get the pick, it’ll be one of those two spots.<\/p>\n

That’d certainly be an exciting development in Boston.<\/p>\n

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