Management Montgomery fired - Sacco named interim coach Sacco - Blues hire Monty

[Gordoff]

Monty didn’t give a shit about the Bruins.

Just wanted you that long term deal.

He will fall in the playoffs again

Yup, IMO he's no Cassidy. He's not going to have his name on the Cup.
People comparing him to Butch are really reaching IMO.
Sweeney gave him a loaded team and the only thing Monty loaded
was....

 

[BruinsFan37]

You’re right they haven’t had many picks. Unfortunately what they’ve done with the picks they haven’t drafted has been an even bigger issue than the drafting.

Four 1st round picks and four 2nd round picks traded in the last 7 drafts and only Hampus Lindholm on the current roster to show for it.

Disgusting.

(1) 2022 1st, (2) 2023 2nd, and (3) 2024 2nd as part of the Hampus Lindholm trade. At the time It made sense, and it still does.

Which leaves:
(4) 2024 1st for Bertuzzi nobody faulted the trade at the time since the bruins were pushing all in
(5) 2023 1st and (6) 2025 2nd for Orlov and Hathaway, same as Bertuzzi, pushing all in.
(7) 2021 2nd for Taylor Hall seemed like a steal at the time
(8) 2020 1st for Ondrej Kase -- to me this is only truly bad one in hindsight, even with clearing Backes salary.

 

[UncleRico]

(1) 2022 1st, (2) 2023 2nd, and (3) 2024 2nd as part of the Hampus Lindholm trade. At the time It made sense, and it still does.

Which leaves:
(4) 2024 1st for Bertuzzi nobody faulted the trade at the time since the bruins were pushing all in
(5) 2023 1st and (6) 2025 2nd for Orlov and Hathaway, same as Bertuzzi, pushing all in.
(7) 2021 2nd for Taylor Hall seemed like a steal at the time
(8) 2020 1st for Ondrej Kase -- to me this is only truly bad one in hindsight, even with clearing Backes salary.

Yet almost nothing to show for it in 2024-2025.

Extremely poor management of assets.

 

[Gordoff]

What a guy. When was the last time he showed so much true enthusiasm for
his team? I mean he's absolutely glowing like a giddy teenager in love.
I still say good riddance!

 

[frankiess]

That Supercuts does a good job.

 

[bobbyorr04]

What are you talking about?

It's an analogy for terrible coaching and not doing the job he was paid to do

He was paid to run a good training camp, pre-season, and have the team ready for the regular season (but he shit the bed)

He was paid to have the team prepared for each game of the regular season, and make good decisions and develop good strategies with line combinations for 5 on 5, PP and PK ( but shit the bed again)

His post game comments were supposed to shed some light on what was wrong with the team, and how to show improvement going forward, but he had NO answers (shit the bed once again)

IMO he was doing everything he could to get fired, so he could go back home to St Louis with a brand new 5 yr deal

As a few posters have already said, "the team didn't quit on the coach ...the coach quit on the team" ...or shit the bed

 

[McGarnagle]

I love how abrupt and effective Monty's heel turn was.

He went from beloved inspirational story to duplicitous turd in like three days

 

[Dr Hook]

I realize that.

Did you really miss the point or are you just toying with me?

I was messing a bit. Seriously, though, I didn't mention those three guys because I don't have 2015 draft derangement syndrome, and I do think that a player like Barzal may not have done well in the Boston organization because he is not the archetypal 200 foot player. There may have been some players that could have thrived here had they been taken. We'll never know, but at the end of the day, whatever reasons go into the mix and whatever weight you assign, the Bruins prospect cupboard is not great and some of that is down to drafting.

 

[Pia8988]

I love how abrupt and effective Monty's heel turn was.

He went from beloved inspirational story to duplicitous turd in like three days

Boston Media PR team in full force

 

[bobbyorr04]

I love how abrupt and effective Monty's heel turn was.

He went from beloved inspirational story to duplicitous turd in like three days

That's what happens when people find out ..he really WAS a turd

 

[Thirty Seven]

 

[Leafshater67]

Yet almost nothing to show for it in 2024-2025.

Extremely poor management of assets.

Because they were all in. They had one of the best seasons ever and had to go for it while the window was open.

Now you’re seeing why they did. They’re an older, slower team now. They had to strike while the iron is hot. It’s not a new concept. Sweeney / Neely need to go ASAP though. Watching that painfully slow blueline get gapped every night is tough to see.

 

[UncleRico]

Because they were all in. They had one of the best seasons ever and had to go for it while the window was open.

Now you’re seeing why they did. They’re an older, slower team now. They had to strike while the iron is hot. It’s not a new concept. Sweeney / Neely need to go ASAP though. Watching that painfully slow blueline get gapped every night is tough to see.

Ok but “going all in” doesn’t excuse the front office from failing and leaving this team on the outside looking in from a playoff spot two years later.

You don’t get to fail and just say “oh well we tried”. There’s risk/reward and consequences if you fail.

This isnt a video game, you don’t get to press the restart button.

This team has been “all in” for years. Yet under Sweeney they’ve only won multiple playoff series 1 time.

 

[smithformeragent]

Management - I’ll have a Blues Christmas without Monty: Sacco B’s interim HC PART 2

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/42605697/jim-montgomery-thrilled-back-st-louis-blues-their-coach

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