This effect is more pronounced because of how it differs with his predecessor’s direct approach. Perhaps the more critical adjustment Montgomery has introduced, however, is how his relationships with his players has expressed across-the-board improvement. Montgomery has installed a system - shot quality over quantity, activation of the weak-side defenseman, quicker closing in the defensive zone, hanging onto pucks to improve offensive looks - that produced the best regular-season team in NHL history. Because I think you can see that true emotion in someone’s face matters.” We like to do stuff face-to-face rather than over the phone. “We communicate whether we’re giving unfortunate news, like I had to deliver to Smitty, or whether we’re congratulating someone. Montgomery believed a phone call or text would not do to break the news to a respected teammate, even one who had become a spare part. When Smith opened the door, Montgomery told the 33-year-old right wing of the trade. That afternoon, the first-year Bruins coach went to Smith’s room.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |