Ex-Boston Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery In A Massive Altercation With Winnipeg Jets Head Coach
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A recent report revealed that former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery and Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel are in a pretty heated altercation amidst their playoff battle.
Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets faced multiple dirty hits during game 5 against the St. Louis Blues, and Jets head coach Scott Arniel was not a fan of it at all and called out Jim Montgomery during his press conference.
Entering game six tomorrow night, Jim Montgomery and the St. Louis Blues will be facing elimination after losing game five of the series 5-3 to the Jets.
During the game though, the Jets lost one of their top and most important players in the series to an injury.
Since the beginning of the first-round between the Blues and Jets, Scheifele has been a big target, and has received some massive hits like this one from Blues captain Schenn:
Altercation between both head coaches
"Let's make it clear: 55 (Scheifele) got hurt from the Faksa hit. He played six more minutes after the Schenn hit. He didn't come back after getting rocked by Faksa." - Jim Montgomery
Arniel responded to his comments stating that Montgomery was "way off base."
"Well, I didn't know Monty had a medical degree-trying to say how our player got hurt. He's way off base. He shouldn't be making that kind of comment. There are things that have been going on in this series, and that hit was a repeat of what we've seen before: a player leaving his feet and hitting someone in a very unprotected spot.
I wasn't happy with how the call was made. Just a two-minute minor. What upset me even more was that they didn't even look at it. This is something we've been talking to the league about for five games now." - Scott Arniel
This series just continues to grow the rivalry between the two teams, and now the Blues and Montgomery will be facing elimination tomorrow night.
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