Updated Bruins first-round pick predictions NBC Boston [Video]

The Boston Bruins need a top-six center who can be a franchise player for a long time. And with the No. 7 overall pick in a 2025 NHL Draft class that’s loaded with quality centers, now is a good time to find that kind of building block.

In fact, it’s possible we could see six or seven centers taken in the first 10 picks of the first round.

One player who could be available when the Bruins are on the clock is Brady Martin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League. He tallied 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 57 games this past season, a major improvement from the 28 points in 52 games he posted in 2023-24.

Several NHL teams took Martin out to dinner last week during the NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo, and the Bruins were among them, he told reporters on Friday. Martin said he had dinner with the Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Utah Mammoth as …