Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, name Joe Sacco interim head coach

[Michel Beauchamp]

Sacco might surprise.

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[Angry Little Elf]

Burnaby Joe Sacco

 

[Pierre Larouche]

It doesn't seem like the players ever really checked in for the season.


Monty played hardball with Swayman to the detriment of the whole team and start of the season. So smart. Thank goodness for Sweeney and Co. to save the day and season.

This was obvious sarcasm.

 

[SPV]

Everyone except the Bruins ownership seems to know the coach isn’t the problem. What are the odds Montgomery gets a job and goes further than the Bruins next season?

 

[Channelcat]

honestly, I look at boston's core and it sounds good on paper but most of the players are aged. even pastrnak isn't young anymore.

I think that Montgomery fell in to the old trap. He massively overperformed with a mediocre roster several years in a row. Then when his team plays at an expected level, he gets fired. They think his coaching is the issue, but it more than likely is not. He had a couple of INSANELY good seasons on the Bruins rosters that he had.

Sweeney is the one that should be fired. The players are the problem.


And btw, if I was a GM of a struggling team, I'd seriously consider jumping the line and firing my current coach for Montgomery, because I hold him in quite high regard.

Sweeney misread the Ullmark/Swayman situation. Should have at least had a verbal understanding with the Swayman camp, which he didn't. And that's only 1 of many examples of gross incompetence.