Bruins Head Coach calls out scheduling for Toronto Boston series
The Boston Bruins versus Toronto Maple Leafs series has made its way to Toronto for games 3 and 4, and now Bruins' head coach Jim Montgomery is calling out the NHL for its scheduling of the series.
Home ice is a huge advantage for the NHL playoffs, as travelling can take a toll on a team. The Toronto Maple Leafs were able to take a game in Boston during the first two games of their series, and now the Bruins have made the trip to Toronto for games 3 and 4.
However, head coach Jim Montgomery isn't too pleased with the scheduling of their series. With game 3 being tonight on a Wednesday, and game 4 being on Saturday, Montgomery isn't happy that they will be spending so much time in Toronto with Boston having the home-ice advantage in the series. Here is what he had to say according to Chris Johnston.
While he does have a point that they are spending a decent chunk of time in Toronto, the Bruins do have more home games which is what matters most. However, since they dropped a game in Boston, that advantage has now been squandered.
Montgomery has other, bigger fish to fry, as he will need to make some lineup changes heading into game 3 to account for injuries. It is expected that former Leaf James Van Riemsdyk will enter the series for the first time tonight, according to Mark Masters.
Chats with David Pastrnak afterwards
JvR scratched in first two games
We will see how this home game goes for the Leafs as they look to take the advantage in the series.
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