Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, name Joe Sacco interim head coach

[Boss Man Hughes]

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

No it isn't. It's too early to tell if MSL is the right coaxh going forward. The Habs would likely only be interested in Monygomery as an assistant coach at this point

 

[Filthy Dangles]

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

Running with Joe Sacco is more puzzling imo but to each his own

 

[Cancuks]

This isn't a coaching problem, it's the way the team is constructed. Time has finally caught up to Marchand, Pastrnak needs a real center because Lindholm we all knew is on the downswing of his career and Swayman is just an average goalie who was a product of a good system. There might be a brief turnaround but this Bruins team needs to be rebuilt.

 

[26Mats]

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

I'd take Montgomery as an assistant coach.

 

[SI90]

If this is true that’s really crazy to say to an assistant in the summer. Especially with Monty’s winning record for the bruins.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

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.

Bruins have bottom feeder talent. No coach is going to do much better.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Makes sense for Monty to be the scapegoat here.
Teams issues are far deeper than him.
Can’t see Sacco getting much more out of this mid team.

Team needed a jolt tho, not sure this was the best option but def the easiest

 

[Maitz]

Didn't deserve to be fired, he will get another job very soon and it will start the coaching changes around the league

 

[crowi]

I'm sure Joey SACKS will help Bruins achieve greatness.

 

[mackinnon29]

Cassidy to Montgomery looks to have been a huge downgrade.

Montgomery to Sacco is even worst lol hope something has changed for him but the last time around for the avalanche was terrible and that’s being nice about it, they were an ok team but that guy was a train reck.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I guess after 100++ point seasons back-to-back, Monty just forgot how to coach. Damn, what a shame.

Expectations were high after Sweeney's masterful offseason additions of Lindholm, Zadorov, and dithering around with Swayman.

Gallant got fired after 100+ point seasons back to back. No 130+ seasons though.

 

[nbwingsfan]

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

A SCF and the best season in NHL history to start?

The team he built in 2023 should have won the Cup.

Montgomery absolutely blew it. He was always going to be on a tight leash after that, especially when he followed that up with a near collapse against the Leafs of all teams.

 

[horner]

Dumb money knee jerk.
This is on the GM Lindholm and Zadorov were your top signing wow.
Lindholm sucked in Calgary his final yr and in Vancouver and you give 7 mil * 7 yrs

 

[Wilhelm Scream]

Running with Joe Sacco is more puzzling imo but to each his own

Ughhhhhh, tell me about it. He was announced as interim though and I assume he will get canned the moment someone better is fired.

 

[FlameChampion]

Kind of ridiculous imo. I don’t watch Bruins but they should be applauded for keeping it together as long as they have. And I think its been held more together by the players and coaches more than Sweeney and Neely.

 

[nbwingsfan]

This is denial copium. Denial that they are a bang average team at best now , and shouldn't expect more than average results .

They really seemed to think that Lindholm/Zadorov was going to just lift them out of it.

They were 4th in the league last year with an improved roster on paper

Sacco is such a bad choice though

 

[67 others]

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

He probably should considering how Cronin is coaching the offense out of that team lol

 

[Wilhelm Scream]

If this is true that’s really crazy to say to an assistant in the summer. Especially with Monty’s winning record for the bruins.

Oh these are the guys who were wrong constantly about Swayman. Cool... maybe they got this right?... I guess?...

 

[37Bergenov14]

Well, if he lost the room and the players don’t play hard for him anymore then you have to let him go. His record is irrelevant.

As much as I wanted it to work out with Monty, that's fair. But the Sacco piece is the part that's particularly bad to me. Hoping it truly is just an interim (and short) tag.

 

[TkachukMyAho]

Honestly, Sweeney & especially Neely need to go. Neely is the hugest little fanboy ever and that kind of emotion rarely works when faced with big decisions.

 

[shaner8989]

He’s an awesome coach. Have a job within a few days I bet

 

[ON3M4N]

Monty wasnt the problem. Sacco has been behind the Bruins bench as an assistant coach for 10yrs, so the "new voice" theory is out the window.

Team quit on Bruce because he was to hard on players. Monty was the opposite and they quit on him after 2 years.....this is a player problem.

 

[Jumptheshark]

DAmmit! I had december 1st as when the first sacking would happen

 

[John Mandalorian]

Would Anaheim be interested in Montgomery? Would Montgomery be interested in Anaheim?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Anaheim should ditch Cronin and immediately get Montgomery on board. Or Detroit with Lalonde.