Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, name Joe Sacco interim head coach

[Bard Marchand]

Self-preservation move by the GM.

 

[BLNY]

Are the habs bout to pull a Claude Julien 2.0

Or a Therien 2.0? Not that Jim ever coached Montreal (he did play a handful of games).

 

[eojsmada]

Well yeah, who doesn't love an early vacation?

Touche'

 

[Theodore450]

Man I wish the habs could hire him and relegate MsL. Perfect situation

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I know Jim had alcohol problems and legal troubles because of it with DUI(s) and even went to rehab.

And I think Dallas fired him for alcohol related issues.

Unless he was drinking again and esp on the job like at the team facilities or something this is puzzling.

 

[CrownofThornton]

Liked Don Sweeney as a bruin defensemen, but what has he actually done to deserve staying GM for as long as he has?

That’s how many of us feel at this point.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Wonder if Chicago is interested in Montgomery. Richardson seems to be wearing out his welcome

 

[TheNumber4]

Cassidy to Montgomery looks to have been a huge downgrade.

 

[S E P H]

He’ll have a new job within a week

Pittsburgh

 

[Nogatco Rd]

I get that they had to do something to jumpstart the team, but it's not Montgomery's fault that Sweeney and Neely gave him a lousy hand. The Bruins are insanely lucky to have only felt the consequences of their mismanagement now, instead of a couple years ago.

He'll go somewhere else and do a great job. Here's to a new age of darkness in Boston.

Beer nerd, got any recs for good pale ales or IPA's from NY/NJ? Will be in the area over the holidays

 

[TimeZone]

Shameful.

They needed to begin a rebuild and overpaid mediocre players pushing 30 to try to extend being an average to slightly above average squad as long as they could.

Their time has come and gone, and damn sure isn't on the coach.

 

[S E P H]

Sacco far from the answer but for the now it could work. Any change at all was needed.

No, it won't. Sacco is awful. He reminds me of Byslma, a great assistant, but iffy as the head honcho.

Last time Sacco was a HC, the Avs got MacKinnon

Oh yeah, he's great at sucking and if the Bruins want to rebuild, this is a great hire.

 

[LuGBuG]

Would love him on Anaheim but no way Verbeek cans Cronin mid season

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Yet Yzerman keeps Lalonde around…

He's part of the infallible "Yzerplan".

 

[HisIceness]

Hard to believe a guy who coached his team to 65 wins 2 seasons ago when everyone wrote them off, and then won a playoff round last season, is gone before American Thanksgiving.

 

[Dotter]

Hopefully this means Detroit fire their coach next.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Sacco is a veteran tank commander and if he can drive Boston into the lottery, he could start working towards a HHOF entry in the Panzer division.

 

[stl76]

Lol that’s a mistake. Hope Monty ends up back in St. Louis.

 

[Turin]

Absolutely ridiculous to scape goat the guy after massively overachieving last year and having a historic season prior, just because the GM had a bad offseason. But I’m here for it.

 

[BB79]

Florida Panthers have broken them in more ways than one

Say, who eliminated your team last spring again?

Unless he was drinking again and esp on the job like at the team facilities or something this is puzzling.

No it isn't. The team has been atrocious to start this season. Worst PP in the league, PK not much better.

 

[Wilhelm Scream]

I know Jim had alcohol problems and legal troubles because of it with DUI(s) and even went to rehab.

And I think Dallas fired him for alcohol related issues.

Unless he was drinking again and esp on the job like at the team facilities or something this is puzzling.

If this is puzzling to you I'd worry about your own drug problems.

 

[The Shadow]

Sweeney and Neely should be sharing the Uber with Monty to the airport

Why do they always have to go to the airport? They probably have a house in town no?

 

[KingsHockey24]

They should've made me coach.

 

[John Mandalorian]

It’s interesting to look back to 2023. During the regular season, Montgomery was on top of world. Meanwhile, Habs fans were celebrating the struggles of the Panthers. During the second half the Panthers clawed their way back in to the playoff race. Now here we are. Tale of two franchises.

 

[Bounces R Way]

The Bruins despite somehow being in a WC position have a worse goal differential than the Habs. Regardless of who's fault that is a change had to be made and the coach is usually the one that falls on that sword.

Sacco is brutal, so hopefully some of these other underperformers(*cough* Pittsburgh) fire a coach soon too. Or maybe they think Gallant is the answer. Doubt it's Quenneville.