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.

Jim Montgomery wasn’t out of work for long. Five days after being fired by the Boston Bruins, Montgomery signed a five-year contract to become the head coach of the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, replacing Drew Bannister.

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 cha

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong broke the Internet early on Sunday morning after the Blues announced that the team has relieved Drew Bannister of his coaching duties and hired former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery.