Familiar faces will be back with the Boston Bruins next season as Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reports that president of hockey operations Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney are expected to return for the coming campaign.

With the Bruins since May 2015, Sweeney is currently the NHL’s fourth-longest tenured GM, a span that has counted two Atlantic Division titles and an eight-year postseason run from 2016-24 that was underscored by a trip to Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. The 2024-25 campaign marks just the second time the Bruins have not qualified for the postseason under Sweeney and the first since his initial year on the job.

Under Sweeney’s guidance, the Bruins have drafted and developed key players like defenseman Charlie McAvoy, chosen 14th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, and goaltender Jeremy Swayman, a 2017 fourth-round selection. However, of the club’s 22 selections in the past four drafts, only two players have graduated to the NHL roster in right winger Fabian Lysell and center Matthew Poitras.

While the Bruins will not compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, much of the team’s core remains under contract long term, highlighted by 28-year-old right winger David Pastrnak who is signed through the 2030-31 campaign at an $11.25-million annual average value, per PuckPedia. Through 81 games this season, Pastrnak has collected 42 goals and 62 assists, marking the third-straight season in which the Czech-born forward has reached triple-digit production.

On the season, the Bruins sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 33-39-3 showing, having won just five of 17 games since the NHL trade deadline when the club dealt captain Brad Marchand to the divisional rival Florida Panthers, center Charlie Coyle to the Colorado Avalanche, center Trent Frederic to the Edmonton Oilers, and defenseman Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Bruins will close out the 2024-25 regular season Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. Entering Monday action, the team has the fourth-best odds at 9.5 percent to win the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery. The Bruins have not chosen in the top five of the NHL Draft since selecting Tyler Seguin second overall in 2010.