Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, Joe Sacco named interim head coach
Briefly

"Today, I made a very difficult decision with regards to a coaching change. Jim Montgomery is a very good NHL coach and an even better person. He has made a positive impact throughout the Bruins organization, and I am both grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him... Our team's inconsistency and performance in the first 20 games of the 2024-25 season has been concerning and below how the Bruins want to reward our fans."
"Expectations were high for the Bruins entering the 2024-25 campaign, especially after Boston allocated plenty of its cap space toward signing free-agent targets like Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov - and re-upping netminder Jeremy Swayman. But even though Boston's roster - on paper - seemed more equipped for the grind of the postseason, the Bruins have spent most of the first six weeks of regular-season action flat and severely lacking across several facets of the game."
"The team has yet to win three straight games in 2024-25, and currently tied for the second worst goal differential (minus-21) in the league. The Bruins reached their breaking point on Monday, dropping a 5-1 result to a rebuilding Blue Jackets team that entered the game with just one win in November. The Bruins' league-worst power play was knocked for two shorthanded goals against..."
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