Jim Montgomery, who was recently fired by the Boston Bruins, has become the new coach of the St. Louis Blues. The 55-year-old coach, sporting the Blues' blue note logo, expressed his excitement about returning home and working with a lineup he's already familiar with, despite the team's current challenges.
As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters Monday at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the team’s famed blue note logo, there was no hesitation about his emotions.“Crazy – there’s no other word for it,” the 55-year-old said less than a week after he was fired by the Boston Bruins and hired by St. Louis to replace Drew Bannister. “I have worked with over half this lineup already, and I know how committed they are.
“When you get a phone call and you hear Doug Armstrong’s plan and how you’re a big part of it, that makes you feel it is the right place to go,” Montgomery said. “The best line that put his hooks into me is, ‘When something delicious falls on my plate, I eat.’ I don’t know. I guess I was a T-bone that day.”
Robert Thomas, a first-round draft pick by St. Louis in 2017 now in his seventh season with the Blues, said he was sorry to see Bannister go but happy the energetic Montgomery was back as head coach. His first NHL coaching job, with the Dallas Stars, ended when was fired in December, 2019 for unprofessional conduct.
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