Blues shockingly fire Drew Bannister, hire Jim Montgomery
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The St. Louis Blues haven’t had the start to the 2024-25 campaign that they were hoping for, as they have posted a record of 9-12-1 through their first 22 games. And while it’s safe to say they haven’t managed to meet expectations to this point, nobody could have reasonably predicted the shocking head coaching switch they were going to make on Sunday morning.
We saw a surprising head coaching move get made last week when the Boston Bruins fired their head coach Jim Montgomery after the team suffered a blowout 5-1 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blues saw this as an opportunity to make an upgrade on the bench, as they opted to fire their own head coach Drew Bannister and replace him with Montgomery.
Via Frank Seravalli:
“Wow. St. Louis Blues have fired Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery. Montgomery returns to St. Louis, where he previously served as an assistant, just five days after being fired in Boston.”
Blues looking for Jim Montgomery to right the ship
After replacing Craig Berube early last year, Bannister promptly led the Blues to a 30-19-5 record over his 54 games in charge, which earned him a two-year contract, with the team removing the interim tag from in front of his title. Unfortunately, Bannister didn’t last long, as he made it just 22 games into his first season in charge before the team swapped him out for Montgomery.
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