The Boston Bruins have fired Jim Montgomery

UPDATE 3: It's official, the Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery.

Assistant coach Joe Sacco will take over on an interim basis.

Statement from GM Don Sweeney:

“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 and learn from him. Jim’s accomplishments as the Bruins head coach include a record-breaking and historic season, and I want to thank his entire family and wish him, Emily, J.P., Colin, Ava and Olivia all the success and happiness with their next opportunity. 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. I believe Joe Sacco has the coaching experience to bring the players and the team back to focusing on the consistent effort the NHL requires to have success. We will continue to work to make the necessary adjustments to meet the standard and performance our supportive fans expect.”

- Don Sweeney

More to come on this developing story.

UPDATE 2: The Boston Bruins have sent out an email indicating that head coach Jim Montgomery will be available to the media on Wednesday, following the team's practice.

This, of course, addresses the rumor that today's practice was cancelled because of an imminent firing.

Stay tuned and read our earlier reports below for more detailed analysis.

UPDATE: The Boston Bruins have cancelled tomorrow's scheduled practice after tonight's brutal 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

So... what exactly does this mean?

Well, there are rumors flying online that the team has cleared its schedule for an important announcement. Could it be head coach Jim Montgomery's firing? 

I suppose we'll have to wait to see, but it's clear that something's got to change in Boston if this team is hoping to get their season back on track.

Read below for our earlier report on the Bruin's brutal loss this evening.

Is this the end for Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery?

The Bruins barfed all over themselves on home ice this evening, losing 5-1 to the pitiful Columbus Blue Jackets and are now 8-9-3 on the season.

Yeesh...

The hometown crowd boo'ed the Bruins off the ice tonight following their third consecutive loss.

Check it out:

Now, with the Bruins off until Thursday evening, you have to wonder if some changes are coming. There have been rumors that head coach Jim Montgomery could be replaced and you have to imagine that GM Don Sweeney is under pressure from management too. 

So... what happens? Do we all just wait for the other shoe to drop?