Boston Bruins’ Prospect Acquired in Brandon Carlo Trade Making Immediate Impact

Fraser Minten celebrating a goal for the Providence Bruins
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The Boston Bruins traded a defensive cornerstone in Brandon Carlo, who spent nine years with the club after being drafted in the second round of the 2015 NHL Draft. The news of Carlo’s departure was a bit of a surprise, but the return could help the Bruins re-tool quickly at center. Boston added a top prospect to their league-worst young talent pool when they acquired Fraser Minten from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Carlo. Minten was widely regarded as a top-two prospect in the Maple Leafs’ system with forward Easton Cowan. The 20-year-old was also a second-round draft pick and had complied 13 points in his first 26 games with the Toronto Marlies.

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Fraser Minten had burst onto the scene in the Bruins organization and already has half the goals in three games than he had in his time with the Marlies. The 6-goot-2, 195-pound forward had a stellar performance in the Providence Bruins’ recent 4-1 win over the Springfield Thunderbirds. The American Hockey League named him the First Star of the Night after he recorded a natural hat trick and an assist in the game.

Minten immediately steps into a top-five prospect spot in the Bruins’ organization and becomes a viable candidate to make the NHL roster next October as the team rebuilds after an active trade deadline that saw five forwards traded. Minten is seeing time with 2021 first-round draftee Fabian Lysell, who is still regarded as the top young talent in the franchise. Boston College’s Dean Letourneau was Boston’s first-rounder in 2024 but still needs a few years of development.

Minten found himself behind some high-end forward talent in Toronto with the likes of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander but now has a chance with Boston to make his mark with a solid AHL playoff run and a crack at making Boston’s lineup out of training camp next season.

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