FILE - Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery looks on from the bench with centers John Beecher (19) and Patrick Brown (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Nov. 14, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, file)
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Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.
The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his replacement, a stunning move a quarter of the way through the NHL season that puts a seasoned coach in charge of shepherding St.