The Boston Bruins stirred up dialog this week with their resolution to fireplace head coach Jim Montgomery, a transfer that some noticed coming however was nonetheless a shock given his success with the workforce. Basic Supervisor Don Sweeney defined Montgomery’s launch as a choice pushed by the Bruins’ exceptionally excessive requirements. They weren’t proud of how the workforce was performing and a change was made. However, one insider thinks there’s extra to it than that. In actual fact, he believes the Bruins are hiding the explanation Montgomery was fired.
Sweeney did say in his media avail that he initially spoke with Montgomery a couple of contract extension. He mentioned the 2 sides couldn’t agree on the financials so an extension was by no means accomplished. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has instructed the true subject ran deeper, pointing to philosophical variations between Montgomery and the Bruins’ entrance workplace.
Friedman on the 32 Ideas podcast:
“The one factor that I have a look at from every thing that occurred this week is, I hope there’s a day the place we get an opportunity to listen to what kinda occurred in these negotiations between the Bruins and Montgomery. As a result of I don’t assume it is so simple as they made him a suggestion they usually couldn’t come to a deal, and uh, it’s over, and the workforce’s not successful and we’re going a special route. … I feel it was deeper than that… I don’t know if [GM Don] Sweeney and Montgomery noticed the long run the identical approach.”
Friedman is suggesting that Montgomery instructed Sweeney about his imaginative and prescient for the workforce and that didn’t jive with what Sweeney had in thoughts. Friedman additionally revealed that disagreements in regards to the teaching workers might have contributed to the rift. “Selecting assistant coaches, that was a little bit of a bone of rivalry between the 2 of them too,” he famous.
Montgomery Will Get a Probability to Show the Bruins Unsuitable
Montgomery delivered spectacular outcomes throughout his run with the Bruins and, little question, one other workforce will choose him up and let him run the present as he sees match. The Bruins have a fame for micromanaging and it will make sense that Montgomery might need hesitated to signal long-term if he didn’t have extra sway in huge workforce choices.
Bruins followers will undoubtedly await extra particulars and hopefully the reality about what actually occurred right here. This appears to be about greater than a troublesome begin to the season or the greenback determine on a brand new contract. Montgomery and Sweeney might need been bumping heads and Sweeney determined to place an finish to it.
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