Jim Montgomery

Charlie Coyle’s Rise to Top-Line Center Has Been Exactly What the Bruins Needed

Heading into the 2023-24 season, all eyes were on the Bruins center position after Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci hung up their skates for good. The Bruins would be without Bergeron for the first time in twenty years, leaving plenty of question marks down the middle. They knew they had Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha […]

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What Can the Boston Bruins Do Come Trade Deadline?

Through the halfway mark of their season, the Boston Bruins have enjoyed a largely successful ride. Punctuated by stellar goaltending, timely scoring, and a commitment to executing the game plan of their now two-time All-Star head coach Jim Montgomery. A return to the playoffs, while not initially guaranteed, is almost a certainty.  Which raises an […]

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Linus Ullmark Injury Is Critical Moment For Boston Bruins

Linus Ullmark left the Boston Bruins game with the Arizona Coyotes with a lower-body injury. While the severity of the injury is unclear, how the goaltending situation is handled moving forward will show if Jim Montgomery is the right man for the job and determine the team’s success now and in the future. Boston has […]

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Danton Heinen Flourishing In Boston Under Jim Montgomery

Danton Heinen has changed a lot as a hockey player over the years. The forward is in his second stint with the Boston Bruins after beginning his career with the organization after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. In his first stint in Boston, Heinen tallied 34 goals and […]

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Bruins Forward Is “Week-To-Week” with Injury

Boston Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery announced Wednesday that forward Morgan Geekie will be week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Geekie was not at practice Wednesday morning as the Bruins began preparations for Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders at TD Garden in Boston. Geekie played 13:13 of ice time in Monday’s 3-2 win over […]

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Jim Montgomery wasn’t mincing words following loss to the Anaheim Ducks

After starting their season with a perfect 6-0 record, the Boston Bruins squandered a two-goal lead in the final four minutes of regulation, ultimately losing to the Anaheim Ducks in overtime 4-3 Thursday evening. As the old saying goes, “there is no such thing as perfect.”  Granted, it seems a bit bizarre to harp on […]

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Bruins Turning Back The Clock With Early Successes

Boston has found a way to survive an offseason that most would consider abysmal. Krejci and Bergeron retired, and Bertuzzi, Orlov, Clifton, and Hathaway all slipped away during free agency. This accounts for three top-six players, two really good defensemen, and one rougher-edged player who left during free agency. Related Articles: A Celebration Of Patrice […]

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Bruins Shuffle Lines Ahead of Thursday’s Game

Boston Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery is not against switching up his lines as last season, the first-year Bruins coach would often do, including in-game. Coming into this season, Montgomery wasn’t so sure he would tinker with the lines much due to several new players. However, citing “not much 5-on-5 offensive generation”, Montgomery rolled out […]

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Bruins Place Two Players On Waivers

Following the Bruins final preseason game, Jim Montgomery told the media they weren’t rushing into any roster decisions. On Saturday, the Bruins placed Jakub Zboril, Oskar Steen, and Jesper Boqvist on waivers for assignment to the AHL Providence Bruins. Today, Boston placed Patrick Brown and AJ Greer on waivers for assignment. Related Article: 3 Things […]

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Can The Current Bruins Be Big And Bad?

Boston Bruins head coach, Jim Montgomery, wants his team to be more physical this season. In the past few seasons, some of the reasons the Bruins have not advanced further in the postseason is due to opponents playing a more physical, heavy game. At times, the Bruins organization has tried to address the lack of […]

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