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

[Blitzkrug]

I don't think I've ever seen a GM go "on second thought, go away" like Armstrong did to Bannister not even two full months into his first year as the full time head coach lmao.

I get why he did it though. Monty was very well liked as an assistant and I said it would either be there or Montreal.

Hope nothing but the best for him. It didn't work out here but I still truly believe he's a great coach

 

[jgatie]

I believe Sullivan and Ftorek missed the playoffs, which is a big no no for this organization. Milbury, I can’t recall why he was fired exactly. Something to do with being a prick I’m sure.

Milbury wasn't fired by the Bruins. He quit.

 

[ODAAT]

glad for Monty, seems like a good guy, like any coach, has his warts but overall , good guy

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Cassidy somehow reunites with them and the Triforce grants Monty any wish his heart desires.
View attachment 935021

Clode is definitely Ganondorf

 

[Gordoff]

He put together a team with 135 points and an abject failure to ACQUIRE top offensive producing scoring threats

He traded for Nash & Bert, & Hall…

Who are these top scorers

Give me how you would have done it, give to get, fit in

As my boss once said - If you are going to complain I want your well thought out solution and we will discuss

I’m guessing you think you would be a better GM?


This aged well

Montgomery CRASHED that team. I cannot remember a worse coaching job
than what he "did" in '23. Absolutely fire worthy IMO. It was outside of reason and logic. He was beyond lost, he seemed totally out of his element for the moment. Lost in his own head, in total confusion of what to do as he watched the team go from flying high, to pushing the stick down and crashing the plane. That crash in '23 will always be felt because of the dis-logic involved.
I've gone back and forth on Sweeney, but this was a kick in his ***** like none other. Almost felt like JM wasn't fully invested in winning the Cup.
I agree much of the time with other posters opinions regarding Sweeney but in reality, 2023 should have gotten had his name on the Cup as GM.

 

[HumBucker]

So let me get this straight. Somehow Monty, while tanking the Bruins season so he could get fired, used his Jedi mind skills to control the fate of the St. Louis Blues franchise, so they would under-perform and fire their coach, thus opening the door for them to hire him! Or was it his wife who has the Jedi mind skills?

The cynical mind is ever fascinating.

 

[Gordoff]

glad for Monty, seems like a good guy, like any coach, has his warts but overall , good guy

A good guy? Nope. Worse coaching job in my 55ish years of watching the team (okay Kasper is close) IMO he schemed his way out by crashing the team with his confusing "system" that wouldn't work with them. Then, he screams at players (especially in his Captains face) in public.
He told reporters that he didn't know what was wrong and that they should "figure it out."
f*** him and the horse he rode in on.
Sweeney gave him a chance and gave him a huge chance to rise up out of the gutter he was in.
The dis-logic of how he was coaching the Bruins was IMO treason.
Screwing the boss has been done before but I wish he would've been honest
and quit before training camp. That training camp where the players came back fat & happy and he ran a loose camp and bench.
All of those 2 many men penalty's and the rest of the job he did (this year) and he gets rewarded for being a ****. Naah, I'm glad he's gone and at least there's a guy behind the bench who is invested in the team.

 

[DaStinger]

Hard to see that one coming

 

[DaBroons]

I think Monty is an outstanding coach, but what concerns me is that St Louis has the same problems that da Broons have: little offense and poor special teams. If he couldn't correct those here, I don't have high confidence he can correct them in St L.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[Shaun]

he snaked his way out of town, complete scumbag move

 

[UncleRico]

In roughly 2.5 years it will be interesting to see if Joe Sacco can do it in 4 days.

 

[jmon1313]

I think Monty is an outstanding coach, but what concerns me is that St Louis has the same problems that da Broons have: little offense and poor special teams. If he couldn't correct those here, I don't have high confidence he can correct them in St L.

I'm sorry, what about Monty's coaching is outstanding?