Jim Montgomery Shares Heartwarming Revelation Regarding Bruins Players After His Firing
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Jim Montgomery, the former Boston Bruins head coach shared a heartwarming revelation regarding Boston Bruins players after he was fired by the team.
Six days ago the Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery, after canceling their practice following a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Five days after being fired the head coach already had a new job, as we was hired by the St. Louis Blues to be the head coach. Jim Montgomery has ties to the Blues organization as he was an assistant coach there before joining the Boston Bruins.
Jim Montgomery has shared that the multiple Boston Bruins players reached out to the former head coach after he got named the head coach of the St. Louis Blues.
This is what Montgomery had to say:
«Those are the emotional swings that I talked about that make it crazy,» Montgomery told reporters at Madison Square Garden on Monday, per a team-provided video. «I received text messages from current Blues players when I was let go in Boston, and I've received text messages from Bruins players when I got the job here.
«That's why I talk about why it's a special game with the relationships you build with people.»
«That's why I talk about why it's a special game with the relationships you build with people.»
Jim Montgomery in his first media availability stated that his relationship he built with the St. Louis Blues when he was an assistant coach before played a big role in why he took another coaching job with the team.
Jim Montgomery brings some solid experience to a team that is rebuilding as he had a 120-43-21 record as head coach of the Boston Bruins.
What the Boston Bruins players did to Jim Montgomery after he was hired by the St. Louis Blues just goes to how good of a person he really is. The Bruins loved him, and it may have gotten him fired, but he had a great relationship with the players in that room.
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