Jim Montgomery opens up on the Boston Bruins slow start to the new season
The Boston Bruins have dominated the regular season in the past few years, and now as they sit dead last after a month, Jim Montgomery maintains confidence.
After an off-season in which they made several big signings, many expected the Boston Bruins to come into the 2024/25 season red-hot, but unfortunately for them, it just hasn't happened yet. On the back of tallying 244 combined points between the last two seasons, this team has dominated the regular season, but in the playoffs they've struggled to replicate that success, winning just one first-round series in the last two years.
So perhaps a regular season that's less dominant could be a good thing? It's unclear how that logic works, but that was the point of Head Coach Jim Montgomery's latest message to the fans at a press conference.
Sure, the Bruins would like to experience much more success in the regular season than they have thus far, as they sit last in the Atlantic at 4-6-1 through 11 games, and while they're upset, they clearly aren't panicking just yet. With Jeremy Swayman in net and a star studded group led by David Pastrnak, there's still immense confidence that this team can turn around a slow start in the coming months. Unfortunately for the Bruins the underlying numbers aren't good, as they rank in the bottom third of the league in goals scored and goals against, and with their young names not starring yet, there's question marks over how good they can be in 2024/25.
However, Montgomery remains positive that this team will turn it around at some point, so don't expect them to be last in the Atlantic Division for much longer if they can get healthy and keep everyone on the ice.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 1 | 252 ANSWERS Jim Montgomery opens up on the Boston Bruins slow start to the new season Will the Boston Bruins finish atop the Atlantic Division again this season? | ||
| Yes | 33 | 13.1 % |
| No | 219 | 86.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||