Management Montgomery fired - Sacco named interim coach

[Ladyfan]

It has been reported that Swayman's ask was unreasonably high and $10 million is not far fetched. Swayman started the pissing match in the media and the Bruins finally had enough of the BS and called him out on it.

People want to shit all over the Bruins when it comes to contracts but the way Swayman handled everything was immature and unprofessional.

I agree but partly blame his agent.

 

[CrownofThornton]

I think there’s a lot of blame to go around beyond the coach, and I can’t imagine Swayman placing himself above the culture Chara and Bergeron built not having had an impact on this team.

 

[Beyonder]

Why the f*** is Joe Sacco coaching this team?

The roster has tuned out the coach, and most likely the staff as well....so let's promote the guy who's been on the staff for 10 freaking years.

Probably to give them time to find the right coach under better circumstances.

Firing Montgomery today is about stopping the bleeding. Hiring Sacco is about not making your next long term choice under duress.

I have no idea if they will make a great choice of next head coach when the time for that comes. Picking Sacco today, to me, is nothing more than they need a coach for the next game.

 

[BlackFrancis]

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That Neely thing is supposed to sound like an insult and dismiss the fact that eventual Adams award winning coaches are making a conga line to be employed by the Boston Bruins, right?

 

[neelynugs]

NN: Do you think the Bruins would hire a coach like that (non NHL veteran coach, etc.)? Certain is the direction I'd like to see them go, some new and progressive thinking, but they seem pretty attached to the NHL club.

i think they'd consider it in the offseason, yes. and they have interviewed a lot of guys like that in the past.

 

[DKH]

Going into this season the Bruins with Montgomery on the coaching staff
164 games, 135 pts and 109 pts

So clearly you are ok with people losing their jobs based on this year.

Thus Sacco should be gone too.

lol sure why not

Fire everyone

Talk radio is caller after caller wanting the sport of the day fired

Mayo & Van pelt Monday / GM Eliot Wolf as well

Today - Sweeney & Neely 80% callers wanted fired

One Mayo

Got a John Henry must sell

It’s crazy I never realized it but now I turn on just to see if the next caller wants someone fired

 

[Concessionaire]

Montgomery's Bruins journey was a rough one. He went from a team that could practically coach itself in year one to a team that can't be coached in year three.

 

[Olden McGroin]

 

[Ladyfan]

Pastrnak is
Coyle is
Marchand is.
Geekie is
Frederic is
Carlo is
McAvoy is.
Zacha is.

Swayman definitely is.

I think there’s several players not playing up to par.

The entire team

 

[BTO]

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Well at least when he fires Sacco it won’t be 4.

 

[bbfan419]

You had to know if they fired Monty, that they would promote Sacco or Leach on the interim. I think they see how it goes for a bit. They need a new coaching staff IMHO. Dom has mentioned on a few podcast his pick would be Dale Hunter, I would love that guy to be the Bruins head coach. You have to think now that Sweeney is the next one on the hot seat, he has built this roster, so that is on him. They need to make some trades to salvage the season, if they are too far out at the TDL, then sell and start the rebuild.

 

[PlayMakers]

I mean did Pasta buy in with the record contract for a winger or McAvoy with his massive 9.5 deal? Because the Bruins didn't make them fight for what they thought was fair that makes them culture guys? Not Swyaman's fault Sweeney f***ed up the cap and couldn't extend him last summer

How bad did this brass f*** up the Ullmark thing? Maybe they should have talked with Swayman for the 18 months leading up to this deal? Maybe say, Hmmm that arbitration wasn't great, maybe it will be hard to negotiate next year as well? maybe we should lock him up or at least start talking Jan 1? Maybe Swayman is more receptive to a 3 year 6.5 mil bridge before he is the #1 and has that fantastic play-offs? How about being proactive? Ringling Bros.

Listen, this isn't my theory, I'm just passing along what I heard on the radio while waiting for my son to finish skating.

One theory is that both of those guys signed bridge deals and didn't ask for their big money until after they were established as top performers at their position. Second, they didn't try to set a new standard. Panarin was and still is making more than Pasta, and a slew of D signed for $9.5 at the same time as McAvoy. So there is a school of thought that says Swayman was entitled to demand that money before he earned it.

Felger wasn't really on board with all that. He said players generally don't begrudge players getting paid, but the way Swayman went about it publicly rubbed guys the wrong way and he cited Marchand's comments on it at the time.

Fwiw, I think management could have talked to Swayman 10 years before the contract was up and it wouldn't have made a difference. They were going to take this to the end of camp, make it public and squeeze every nickel no matter when it started. If the Bruins offered $8.25 in July, we'd have a $9.5m goalie signed in October. (That last part is my opinion.)

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

I wish Monty well but I'm pretty ecstatic to never see his deer in the headlights look behind the bench again

 

[Kate08]

I just had a giant bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch for dinner.

I feel a bit better now.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

If only they could find out who hired him.

 

[GoBs]

Fire whomever is charge of the power play and the PK

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Fire whomever is charge of the power play and the PK

Maybe they did

 

[22Brad Park]

Fire whomever is charge of the power play and the PK

Sacco was PK guy.

 

[PB37]

Best of wishes to Monty, good guy with a great redemption story.

 

[The don godfather]

Maybe he can teach Marchand when to make a line change.

Simple boards are your friends so many turnovers on the last minute with this team its unreal. Comedy show extreme. Sacco gotta get that clean up back there and a new set of line changes.

 

[DKH]

i think they'd consider it in the offseason, yes. and they have interviewed a lot of guys like in the past.

If it’s not Sacco, Leach, or Mike Sullivan I will be very surprised

They went outside the family and Monty choked games 5 and 6. For those who watched GoT he acted like the Red Viper to an injured and near dead The Mountain (Florida) game 5

He was reckless and didn’t take his opponent serious

Stay in the Family Donny

Without Trust you have Nothing

They need to bleed black and gold

 

[Guelph Bruin]

Nick Kypreos has his money on Todd McLellan sometime this season .... for what it's worth

 

[Number8]

Bruce was a meanie, Monty was a nice guy. Who can Coach these guys?

Also, time to move on from Donny. No, I don't have a replacement in mind but it's time for this team to move in another direction.

Perhaps Sacco is schizophrenic?

M - f*** you, skate!!!
T - I’m sorry, that was harsh. Rough day yesterday.
W - You asshole, he’s your teammate not your girlfriend. Make some f***ing space in the neutral zone.
T - Hey, hey, hey. There I go again. I’m soooooooo sorry. Think I just had a hangry hump day, you know?
F - Bagskate now! You shitty shitty shitty hockey players.

Could work, maybe?

 

[The don godfather]

Best of wishes to Monty, good guy with a great redemption story.

Me too was hoping for happy endings. What a nightmare.

 

[PlayMakers]

Another question for ya'll to consider; we're all complaining about a perceived underperformance which had me thinking for a second. How much of what we're seeing now is actually the result of a lot of guys overachieving last year and are now coming back down to earth because of Monty putting them in a position to succeed rather than them suddenly being bad?

Maybe this team was never all that good to begin with and coaching was doing way more heavy lifting than any of us knew?

I don't buy this theory because it's not like we're saying Coyle is struggling because he's on pace for 50 points instead of 60 points. His career average is 42 points a season and he's on pace for 20 points. McAvoy's career average is 50 points and he's on pace for 28. Pasta's career average is 90 points and he's on pace for 69. Swaymans career average is .915 and he's at .884. The list goes on and on...