Jim Montgomery was candid when asked about the boos that cascaded down from the TD Garden seats on Saturday evening.
“I love our fans. That’s what I think,” Boston’s bench boss remarked. “They’re hockey-knowledgeable. They’re not wrong.”
It’s hard to push back against such sentiment.
Boston’s 3-0 loss to the Capitals on Saturday felt more akin to a double-digit loss, given the lack of pushback from a Bruins squad that also submitted a snoozer of an effort on Tuesday in a 4-1 defeat against Calgary.
The sting of submitting a regulation loss to a lackluster roster like the Capitals (23-20-7) is already sharp.