Was there a contract extension for Jim Montgomery in Boston?
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio. When requested about what occurred in Boston with the Bruins, he mentioned there was speak of a Jim Montgomery contract extension.
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Scott Laughlin: And we’ll begin with the primary teaching casualty of the season Friedge. Huge information yesterday afternoon in the truth that the Bruins parted methods with Jim Montgomery. And in some methods, it’s stunning, given his successful share. In different methods, possibly not so stunning. So, out of your vantage level, and from what you recognize and from what you’ve been capable of examine, the place did issues go improper between Montgomery and the Bs?
Elliotte Friedman: That’s an ideal query. I feel all of it went improper this 12 months. , I don’t suppose too many individuals have been a scenario the place individuals thought that this might be, that this might even be a consideration or a remark, and as a matter of reality, I do imagine at one level, I don’t understand how deep they acquired, I get completely different responses to this, however they have been undoubtedly speaking about an extension. Like there was an opportunity that he was going to finish up staying.
After which I actually thought Cam Neely did an interview with the Boston Globe final weekend the place he principally mentioned every little thing has been unsettled since coaching camp. And I feel that’s true. I feel between (Jeremy) Swayman’s contract scenario and (Brad) Marchand’s accidents, it simply didn’t get off to an ideal begin.
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And there have been some instances Scotty like that double shut out weekend a pair weeks in the past, the place all of us thought it was going to be okay, they usually sorted out. And it simply by no means acquired there. And I feel that (Elias Lindholm) and (Nikita) Zadorov haven’t been an ideal match. I’m wondering if a few of the contract stuff has taken its toll on the room.
And each crew is due for a drop, proper? It’s like no person stays good for 20 straight years, and the Bruins have been good for a very long time in a row. And I simply marvel if it’s lastly their flip.
NHLRumors.com Word: If Common Supervisor Don Sweeney wished to increase Jim Montgomery, he in all probability would have already. The truth that he left him as a lame-duck head coach meant the group was serious about making a training change.
It’s a results-oriented enterprise. Montgomery didn’t get it finished within the playoffs. The beginning of the season added to the dysfunction in Boston, and there have been rumblings coming into the season that he was within the sizzling seat.
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