While there are many unanswered questions about this 2025-26 Bruins team, there is one thing of which we can be pretty certain.

The Bruins will not be lifting the Stanley Cup come June.

Call it what you want, a rebuild or a retool. Whatever. They’ve hit that inevitable down cycle where it’s time to restock for another day in terms of contending for championships.

But that does not mean the B’s should now just accept that they are exiled to the NHL wilderness.

So what is a reasonable goal?

The playoffs. Half of the 32 teams make it, and if the B’s do that this year then you can fairly call this season a success. Now, there’s a sizable community of Bruins fans who would like to see their team simply tank the season in hopes of the best draft pick. Maybe they’ll get back to a top 10 pick

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