Boston Bruins Who is your favorite all time Bruins’ coach?

[Fire Sweeney]

Cherry
Sinden
O'Reilly
Keenan
Millbury
Sutter

The rest were just equally terrible

 

[UncleRico]

In my lifetime Claude. Just a genuinely good guy that cared. He had a solid system for the team that was around him at the time.

Burns was by far the most entertaining.

 

[Fenian24]

Voted for Grapes, Taz and Claude would be runner ups.

To the person who voted Dave Lewis - Thanks for being "That Guy".

It was Dave Lewis who voted for himself.

As bad as he was, and he was awful, he looked like Scotty Bowman compared to Kasper

 

[jgatie]

Voted for Grapes, Taz and Claude would be runner ups.


It was Dave Lewis who voted for himself.

As bad as he was, and he was awful, he looked like Scotty Bowman compared to Kasper

Disagree. Kasper shouldn't have been there, he was way over his head. I blame cheapskate Harry more than Kasper. Lewis came with a supposed pedigree, and he was still awful. Plus he was handed the single most menacing defenseman to ever play, and he ordered him not to fight. Just a complete idiot.

 

[UConn126]

Clode cause he's the only Cup winner in my life.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

I had to vote for Cherry, loved those lunch pail teams that were as tough as they come. If not for that too many men on the ice penalty in game 7 vs the Habs, the Bruins win the cup. They would have steamrolled the Rangers.

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

Mike Keenan because he gave us 30+ goal, 100PIM Thornton.

 

[Kegs]

The one that won a cup. No contest

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Clode I guess, in my lifetime. Lol Monty with 0 votes.

 

[The don godfather]

Claude by a country mile.

 

[Bradely]

Yep Claude for me.

 

[FU Shoresy]

Went with Cherry over Claude in a near tie. Burns would be 3rd.

 

[Gordoff]

Went with Clode.

Although have a soft spot in my heart for Grapes and Burns.

This, exactly, perfectly right.

 

[Gordoff]

Loved Pat Burns. What a guy.



Clode was the best for me though.

Did they make this video before he was the Bruins coach? Ugh.

 

[Gordoff]

I keep wondering what Bruce Cassidy would've done with the ABSOLUTE wagon that Sweeney built for/in the playoffs in 2023? IMO the opposite of what Montgomery did. Bruce was destined to win the Cup in '23 either here or in LV.
I didn't like Bruce in the end here but I don't think he'd have ruined the playoffs the way Monty did, not by a country mile.

 

[Tbaybruin]

My dream is in mid June Monty has 97% of the votes.

 

[KrejciWinger]

I keep wondering what Bruce Cassidy would've done with the ABSOLUTE wagon that Sweeney built for/in the playoffs in 2023? IMO the opposite of what Montgomery did. Bruce was destined to win the Cup in '23 either here or in LV.
I didn't like Bruce in the end here but I don't think he'd have ruined the playoffs the way Monty did, not by a country mile.

Right? Considering he took a lineup to the finals with Kuhlman, Backes, and a rookie Heinen in the top 9.... Whereas Monty had Hall, Zacha, Bertuzzi and yet still found a way to separate Machand and Bergeron in his last season.

Not to mention Lindholm and Orlov. People love to bash small defensemen but it's crazy we got to game 7 with Grzelcyk and Krug in the first place. Even in the next seasons it's impressive that we were a contender at all with Zboril, Lauzon, and a 40+ Chara.

 

[Alicat]

Claude.

 

[rfournier103]

Art Ross is the only Bruins coach to win multiple Stanley Cup championships. Since I’ve never seen him coach a single game for the Bs, I’m going with Claude Julien. The only Bruins coach to get the job done in my lifetime.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Clode I guess, in my lifetime. Lol Monty with 0 votes.

Monty is working his way there for me. He just doesn't have the Cup or the longevity of Julien. But I'm a huge fan.

 

[22Brad Park]

Don Cherry will always be special to me as a Bruins fan ( even if he did say Canucks in game 7 ) but I had to pick Clode because he got it done and he is just a person you like to root for.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

I keep wondering what Bruce Cassidy would've done with the ABSOLUTE wagon that Sweeney built for/in the playoffs in 2023? IMO the opposite of what Montgomery did. Bruce was destined to win the Cup in '23 either here or in LV.
I didn't like Bruce in the end here but I don't think he'd have ruined the playoffs the way Monty did, not by a country mile.

Bit of revisionist history here however, no? Before the success the Bruins were having in the regular season and the acquisitions at the deadline, not many here would have described that team as an "absolute wagon". Most believed before the season started that the Bruins were going to be 3rd to lower in the division/conference. Monty's influence helped catapult that roster into a record-breaking regular season success.

 

[DiggityDog]

Bit of revisionist history here however, no? Before the success the Bruins were having in the regular season and the acquisitions at the deadline, not many here would have described that team as an "absolute wagon". Most believed before the season started that the Bruins were going to be 3rd to lower in the division/conference. Monty's influence helped catapult that roster into a record-breaking regular season success.

So true, not to mention the impact he had on certain players on the roster. I believe he’s played a major part in Frederic developing into what he is now. Guys like Zacha, Lindholm, Debrusk, Freddy, Carlo, etc all had career years under Monty in his first season as Bruins head coach.

I think Bruce is a great coach, but IMO he inherited just a good a team in Vegas, if not better.

 

[BMC]

Claude. I always liked him as a coach & a person. I will always loathe the way Bruins dismissed him, he did not deserve to be treated that way.

Second place would be Terry O'Reilly- I became a Bruins fan during his tenure and I loved those overachieving teams of his. f*** Edmonton...