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 stated there was discuss 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. Large information yesterday afternoon in the truth that the Bruins parted methods with Jim Montgomery. And in some methods, it’s stunning, given his profitable proportion. In different methods, perhaps not so stunning. So, out of your vantage level, and from what you understand and from what you’ve been in a position to examine, the place did issues go mistaken between Montgomery and the Bs?
Elliotte Friedman: That’s a terrific query. I believe all of it went mistaken this yr. You understand, I don’t suppose too many individuals had been taking a look at a scenario the place individuals thought that this is able to be, that this is able to even be a consideration or a remark, and as a matter of truth, I do consider at one level, I don’t understand how deep they acquired, I get totally different responses to this, however they had 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 stated every little thing has been unsettled since coaching camp. And I believe that’s true. I believe between (Jeremy) Swayman’s contract scenario and (Brad) Marchand’s accidents, it simply didn’t get off to a terrific 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, and so they sorted out. And it simply by no means acquired there. And I believe that (Elias Lindholm) and (Nikita) Zadorov haven’t been a terrific match. I ponder if a few of the contract stuff has taken its toll on the room.
And each workforce is due for a drop, proper? It’s like no one stays good for 20 straight years, and the Bruins have been good for a very long time in a row. And I simply surprise if it’s lastly their flip.
NHLRumors.com Notice: If Common Supervisor Don Sweeney wished to increase Jim Montgomery, he most likely 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 achieved 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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