Management Jim Montgomery

[Fenway]

Jim Montgomery, the former University of Maine captain and Dallas Stars coach who spent the last two years as a St. Louis Blues assistant, will be named head coach of the Bruins in the coming days, a source with direct knowledge of the process told the Globe on Thursday.

That came amid multiple reports of Montgomery’s impending hire, including one from from ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, who said the deal being discussed for Montgomery will be for three years at $2 million per year.

Bruins to hire Jim Montgomery as their coach - The Boston Globe

Montgomery is the former Dallas Stars coach who spent the last two years as a St. Louis Blues assistant.

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[Mione134]

Fluto spent the last two weeks telling everyone it was Leach or Quinn and now this. What an inept reporter that guy is. Zero sources.

He also said he was "100% sure Bergeron was retiring".

Typical Fluto

 

[Dr Hook]

Welcome to Boston Monty. I am excited by this hire and I hope it works out.

 

[Mione134]

Pleasantly surprised. He was my dark horse. I didn't want to get my hopes up. Very good hire. Excited to see what he does with the team. I hope he reaches out to Savvy.

 

[Alicat]

Welcome to Boston Monty. I am excited by this hire and I hope it works out.

Feel the same way. Hope he gets the respect He deserves from the fans and from the media.

 

[HooperDrivesTheBoat]

I’m actually ok with this. He has some demons (who doesn’t) but I’m open to seeing what he can do, much more than Quinn. Good luck, Monty, I’m pulling for you.

 

[Baddkarma]

Welcome aboard Mr. Montgomery. This aint gonna be no easy ride.

Congratz!!!!

 

[Pia8988]

Gonna get some of the most boring hockey imaginable. Only way to win with this roster.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

WE LIKE MONTY!

 

[Jim]

Happy for anyone that know nothing about our players. New set of eyes. Hope he can salvage some of the prospects that we have, and make something of the fringe players.

 

[missingchicklet]

Woohoo! It's official! First Bergy coming back, now the Bs hiring a fantastic coach. Cloud nine.

It's a damn good thing that DS is not physically near me right now, because if he were I would freak him out by giving him a giant joyous bear hug.

Gotta give management an A+ on this one since they really did do a good search and brought in the guy they felt was right for the team at this point.

Let's go! Cannot wait for the new season to get underway.

 

[CellyHard]

Think this is a great hire. I'm looking forward to him behind the bench. A new voice outside the organization.

 

[McGarnagle]

I'm actually very happy with this.

I was so convinced that Neely would screw it up that I'm still processing it.

 

[RI.B FAN]

Im In!!

 

[rfournier103]

Who?

Should I know who he is? @Mione134 likes this, and I trust her judgment, but I guess I’m still pissed that Sweeney is in the GM’s office.

The Bruins could bring in Scotty Bowman and it wouldn’t solve any of their personnel problems.

Good luck to Coach Montgomery. He’s going to need it.

 

[LouJersey]

Surprised that Neely would go the "Claude" route again, but I'm fine with it. Like the new blood from outside the organization to give new input on what's here.

 

[OV]

I like this better than Quinn, but I'm not sure I like it. I don't even have a
guy I would have liked more.....I'm just not convinced this is THE guy.

Having said that, I obviously wish him well.

 

[GlenFeatherstone]

To me out of all the candidates this was the right guy to hire. The best candidate for the job. I’m excited for him as coach. Now it’s time to dig in on the roster.

 

[McGarnagle]

Who?

Should I know who he is? @Mione134 likes this, and I trust her judgment, but I guess I’m still pissed that Sweeney is in the GM’s office.

The Bruins could bring in Scotty Bowman and it wouldn’t solve any of their personnel problems.

Good luck to Coach Montgomery. He’s going to need it.

He's a players' coach, balanced line combinations, and tactically sound, good with the media. Succeeded at every level, only lost his previous job because of a highly publicized drinking problem which he from all indications currently has in check.

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

Interesting choice. Pulling for the guy who will really be a fresh voice, I think some of a young guys were rooting for Quinn, so reaction might be mixed on the team.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

As someone that knows very little about this guy and coaching/team playing style, what can everyone expect?

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Surprised that Neely would go the "Claude" route again, but I'm fine with it. Like the new blood from outside the organization to give new input on what's here.

Why is it the Claude route?

 

[missingchicklet]

Welcome aboard Mr. Montgomery. This aint gonna be no easy ride.

Congratz!!!!

Not an easy ride at all. I think of all the available coaches, though, he has the best chance of squeezing everything possible out of what's on the roster. Not expecting a Cup with the current group, but am expecting a competitive team that is hard-nosed and fun to watch.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

The status quo continues.

 

[PB37]

Why is it the Claude route?

Both are bald, duh!