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

[LouJersey]

 

[GordonHowe]

Now the Blues have Julien and Monty

They can have Frederic too.

 

[Absurdity]

Too bad the Bruins couldn't trade Montgomery for Claude.

 

[GordonHowe]

Milbury wasn't fired. He went into the front office, then left to take the head coach job at Boston College, but before even coaching a game there he butted heads with the AD and then walked out to take the Islanders job.

Good times.

 

[PlayMakers]

As the GM Sweeney has had 58 players drafted. I typically don't look at players drafted within the last 3 years because odds of them being NHL regulars is slim. That leave us with 43 players.

If you sort the picks by games played you quickly see that 4 of the top 5 players are defensemen and 2 of them don't even play for Boston. Here is where I look at this draft history under Sweeney and cringe.....

Top 10 Forwards drafted by Sweeney (based on pts)
1. Jake DeBrusk
2. Trent Frederic
3. Jack Studnicka
4. Jakub Lauko
5. John Beecher
6. Oskar Steen
7. Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson
8. Zachary Senyshyn
9. Joona Koppanen
10. Cameron Hughes

HOLY f***ING WOOOOOOF

That’s has to be among the worst in the NHL for that timespan

81% of drafted players don't play in the NHL.

The fact that Sweeney has pulled 13 NHL players out of 43 draft picks (almost all of which are late picks), including two franchise cornerstones in McAvoy and Swayman is much better than average drafting.

 

[Fenway]

 

[GordonHowe]

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

Mad Mike had too much pride (and sense, at least in this case) to take the cheese .

It would have been hilarious had he stayed.

Instead, we got... Mike O'Connell.

The very definition of "Inert gray matter" and "Dumb as a rock."

Dark days.

 

[Fenway]

Bernie On The Blues: Doug Armstrong Gets His Coach. Great Move. Welcome Home, Jim Montgomery. - Scoops Sports Network

Only one thing surprises me about the decision made by St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong to fire coach Drew Bannister to clear the way for the hiring Jim Montgomery: that this move surprised anyone at all. It was an obvious, smart, logical and easy shakeup by Armstrong. Montgomery is just what...

www.scoopswithdannymac.com

 

[IveGotToBeMe]

I wish Monty well professionally and personally. That said, it was time for him to go in Boston. You can blame the players but the coach is ultimately the guy in charge of the day to day on ice results. All coaches know their expiration date starts when they are hired. With Monty, it seemed as if he lost interest after the collapse in the playoffs last year but I still had hopes for him this season. With the lack of spirited play, he took the hit. We'll see if the effort we've seen in the last two games continues, if so, then I say it was directly Monty's fault. As a long time fan and realist this new found energy is not surprising in the short term. We just have to wait and see whether it was the right move for the longer run. If not, then the front office needs to be addressed in the offseason. I'd still be in support of some honest "hockey trades" to improve some of the offensive holes the team has and will continue to have without any changes to the current roster.

 

[The don godfather]

I wish Monty well professionally and personally. That said, it was time for him to go in Boston. You can blame the players but the coach is ultimately the guy in charge of the day to day on ice results. All coaches know their expiration date starts when they are hired. With Monty, it seemed as if he lost interest after the collapse in the playoffs last year but I still had hopes for him this season. With the lack of spirited play, he took the hit. We'll see if the effort we've seen in the last two games continues, if so, then I say it was directly Monty's fault. As a long time fan and realist this new found energy is not surprising in the short term. We just have to wait and see whether it was the right move for the longer run. If not, then the front office needs to be addressed in the offseason. I'd still be in support of some honest "hockey trades" to improve some of the offensive holes the team has and will continue to have without any changes to the current roster.

Still pissed with that bumbling debacle losing a 3 to 1 lead against cats with that superpower team. I blame monty for that one for sure.

 

[crimsonace]

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

Different sport, but the Cubs basically did that to Rick Renteria when Joe Maddon became available (which turned out to win them a World Series) ... and then again to David Ross when Craig Counsell became available.

They’ve had regular season success sure. But 8 out of the 9 season Sweeney has been GM the bruins have won 1 or less playoff series.

So sure they have a lot of picks in the early to mid 20s but it’s not like they are going on deep playoff runs making them have very late picks.

Also there’s two top-15 picks in there as well.

If you make the playoffs, you're drafting in the bottom half of each round. A run into the conference finals means you're drafting between 29-32, but you're not going to be better than 17th if you're the team with the worst record in the postseason.

And the B's traded a lot of their first-round picks.

 

[bobbyorr04]

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.

or...

Monty and Armstrong had a handshake agreement on the 18th green at a St. Louis golf course this summer to set the wheels in motion

"Something is rotten in the state of Missouri"

 

[Gee Wally]

Ffs , Monty was still under contract until season end. Relieved of duty or not. In order for the Blues to sign him means the Bruins had to give permission.

 

[EverettMike]

Wait...the Blues really hired Montgomery already?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Bernie On The Blues: Doug Armstrong Gets His Coach. Great Move. Welcome Home, Jim Montgomery. - Scoops Sports Network

Only one thing surprises me about the decision made by St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong to fire coach Drew Bannister to clear the way for the hiring Jim Montgomery: that this move surprised anyone at all. It was an obvious, smart, logical and easy shakeup by Armstrong. Montgomery is just what...

www.scoopswithdannymac.com

That is a desperately optimistic writer.

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

If we fire Sweeney I made a list of candidates who would be acceptable by majority not all Bruins fans

1. Jesus Christ

No way, what a troublemaker

 

[Fenway]

Ffs , Monty was still under contract until season end. Relieved of duty or not. In order for the Blues to sign him means the Bruins had to give permission.

I am sure Sweeney knew Armstrong would hire Monty in a heartbeat.

 

[bruinmann77]

yes it seemed liked this was a given.

 

[UncleRico]

81% of drafted players don't play in the NHL.

The fact that Sweeney has pulled 13 NHL players out of 43 draft picks (almost all of which are late picks), including two franchise cornerstones in McAvoy and Swayman is much better than average drafting.

Two franchise cornerstones in 9 drafts. Idk is that good? Doesn’t seem it.

Also two of those forwards are top 25 picks, McAvoy was a top 15 pick.


Does it really matter how many made it to the NHL if production is mostly low across the board besides Debrusk and Frederic?

I’d bet that list is bottom 10% of the league in terms of point production from forwards the last 9 years.

 

[UncleRico]

Different sport, but the Cubs basically did that to Rick Renteria when Joe Maddon became available (which turned out to win them a World Series) ... and then again to David Ross when Craig Counsell became available.


If you make the playoffs, you're drafting in the bottom half of each round. A run into the conference finals means you're drafting between 29-32, but you're not going to be better than 17th if you're the team with the worst record in the postseason.

And the B's traded a lot of their first-round picks.

I mean what’s considered a late pick? Anything beyond a lottery pick?

The Bs did trade a lot of their first round picks. 4 first round picks and 3 2nd round picks. All they have to show for it is Hampus Lindholm.

That’s a completely different topic though.

 

[Boston Bandit]

Well that didnt take long. Good luck to Monty

https://www.tsn.ca/st-louis-blues-fire-head-coach-drew-bannister-hire-jim-montgomery-1.2209159

Something smells rotten in Denmark

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I am sure Sweeney knew Armstrong would hire Monty in a heartbeat.

They’ve spent a lot of time together recently…

 

[Babajingo]

If monty was purposefully having the team tank this season, that definitely says alot about the players. So Monty told them to panic from the opposing forecheck? to don't do any backchecking? for the D to leave everyone alone in front of the net?

Damn, he must be a Jedi or something. Why couldn't he just do it to the opposing players?

 

[BruinDust]

Is it a coincidence the Bruins don't play the St. Louis Blues again this year?