Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, name Joe Sacco interim head coach

[bambamcam4ever]

Tough break, he gets the team to vastly overachieve the last 2 years and as soon as they start playing close to their actual talent level he gets fired.

 

[wintersej]

Hampus wasn’t underperforming. Kastelic was overperforming. Brazeau wasn’t underperforming. Sure it’s nitpicking but you repeated it three times!

Let’s be real the biggest underperformance by far is Swayman and I don’t know how you blame the coach for that.

Swayman ain’t getting them 1.87 goals a game over the last month.

 

[PaulD]

Hampus wasn’t underperforming. Kastelic was overperforming. Brazeau wasn’t underperforming. Sure it’s nitpicking but you repeated it three times!

Let’s be real the biggest underperformance by far is Swayman and I don’t know how you blame the coach for that.

Never seen anyone fire a goalie.
Swayman sucks yup.
But that will likely work itself out. Or Swaymans backfill get the job. Like Montys assistant just got his. Bruins gambling on getting a spark from a coaching change. Sometime it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Personally I think they shoukd hire Quenville.

 

[BB79]

Can we swap coaches - Monty for Uncle Fester?

Uncle Fester for Dr Evil?

 

[Kegs]

Sweeney should be the bloke to go. Not sure Montgomery's resume deserved the firing, but Boston do Boston things.

What? This is so standard issue across the entire nhl. The first to go is always the coach. These aren’t “Boston things.” These are professional sports things.

 

[BB79]

hard to imagine anything going wrong for a Sacco in Massachusetts.

If he goes up to NH or Maine he can float down the Saco River and out to sea

 

[FMichael]

Uncle Fester for Dr Evil?

Yessssss!

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

I fear for Bruins fan sanity after hearing Sacco is taking over. Woof.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

A well-deserved firing. Montgomery should never have overspent on Zadorov and Lindholm while dragging his feet on the Swayman contract.

 

[Bruce Granville]

This is great news for the Leafs. The conference finals should be within reach. From there on it‘s about luck, injuries and hot goaltending.

 

[PaulD]

Swayman ain’t getting them 1.87 goals a game over the last month.

He did say the "biggest" under performance. Not the only one. Hold Out $wayman just gave up 12 in last two starts.
Having said that, McAvoy utterly stinks. Carlo is lost out there. Lindholm looks terrible. Zadorov brings size also far not much else.

This is great news for the Leafs. The conference finals should be within reach. From there on it‘s about luck, injuries and hot goaltending.

They've till have to go through Florida. In round one or two. Panthers take them out no problem.

 

[Strangle]

Hampus wasn’t underperforming. Kastelic was overperforming. Brazeau wasn’t underperforming. Sure it’s nitpicking but you repeated it three times!

Let’s be real the biggest underperformance by far is Swayman and I don’t know how you blame the coach for that.

Sure, maybe

But in the NHL you unfortunately cannot cut players

But you’re right, swayman should be cut. Hes showing he’s not a #1

 

[PuckFather]

 

[Master P]

Jim, your fate has been decided.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

A well-deserved firing. Montgomery should never have overspent on Zadorov and Lindholm while dragging his feet on the Swayman contract.

You mean Sweeney. And every GM overspends at some point. Having said that, this stank Bruins team is absolutely on Bruins management.

 

[BB79]

This is great news for the Leafs. The conference finals should be within reach. From there on it‘s about luck, injuries and hot goaltending.

Nah, they're not due to win another playoff series until 2044

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Does Sacco have a newsie cap?

 

[Mike Liut]

Bannister is just keeping the seat warm for Montgomery and the Blues.

 

[Rooch]

Bannister is just keeping the seat warm for Montgomery and the Blues.

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[Mike Liut]

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He was drafted by the Blues and coached the Blues, so I think they have the inside track

 

[Rooch]

He was drafted by the Blues and coached the Blues, so I think they have the inside track

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[Ghost of Murph]

It's interesting to look at the awesome core the current GM inherited to build around when he got the job. Then look at how he muffed the first round of the 2015 draft. Then count up all the high round draft picks he has traded away, resulting in zero Cups. Then look at the lack of top 6 skill players in the pipeline. Then look at the bozo overpaying for underperforming players and creating a slow offensively challenged team.

Montgomery set a NHL wins record his first season. Lost his top 2 centers (who weren't replaced) and took a somewhat gimped team to the second round of the playoffs the next season. Then gets saddled with an overpaid bratty underperforming goalie and a slow ass team his third season. And Montgomery is the issue? Laughable.

 

[kthx]

Next time Bruins will be relevant is when Bergeron becomes the GM.

f***.

 

[LuGBuG]

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

Oh trust me I agree.

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

And then Anaheim should immediately get rid of Cronin and get Lalonde lol

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

A well-deserved firing. Montgomery should never have overspent on Zadorov and Lindholm while dragging his feet on the Swayman contract.

You probably should have used the smilie...