Friedman on the Sweeney-Montgomery conflict: There were deeper philosophical differences. The choice of assistants at headquarters was a bone of contention
10.12.2024
Elliott Friedman spoke about the misunderstanding between the general manager and coach of Boston. The Bruins previously fired Jim Montgomery as the team`s head coach. The general manager of the club is Don Sweeney.
The team wasn`t winning so they decided to go in a different direction, but I think the issue goes deeper than that. I believe there was some talk about the direction vector of the command.
[The choice of assistants on the coaching staff] was also something of a bone of contention between the two. . .
I think there were just some deeper philosophical differences. Eventually, they realized that maybe they just weren`t compatible with each other, said insider Elliott Friedman.
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