The St. Louis Blues jumped on the opportunity to bring in the coach they wanted when they hired Jim Montgomery five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.

The first order of business for Jim Montgomery as coach of the St. Louis Blues after being hired Sunday is to fix a struggling offense. The Blues (9-12-1) are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.36),

It hasn’t even been a week since the Boston Bruins fired their head coach Jim Montgomery, and the St. Louis Blues have stepped up to the plate to make a big change. The Blues announced that they have fired head coach Drew Bannister to hire Montgomery.