The NHL commerce deadline is coming into view for the Bruins with Boston having just a little over per week to drag off a deal.
However even with the deadline’s proximity, it isn’t presently high of thoughts for Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery. And he appears to desire it that manner.
“My focus is admittedly simply on our group,” Montgomery informed reporters following observe Wednesday at Warrior Ice Enviornment, per team-provided video. “I don’t concern myself with that. When you have got the arrogance in higher administration like we do and we predict our administration group is elite, we simply allow them to do their jobs and we give attention to ours.”
The rumors and hypothesis swirling across the commerce deadline about attainable trades can engulf a locker room. However Montgomery feels these contained in the Bruins locker room are prioritizing stopping Boston’s three-game skid — these losses got here in both extra time or the shootout — as a substitute of chatting about what-ifs.
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“I haven’t heard something,” Montgomery mentioned of speak between his personal gamers. “And I believe as a employees we talk lots with the gamers and the leaders, and there hasn’t been any suggestions of that. I don’t assume that has been an actual challenge for our group. We’re extra involved about our crew play.”
Montgomery’s strategy to the commerce deadline isn’t distinctive. It’s the primary time veteran winger Brad Marchand has been captain of the Bruins for a commerce deadline, however his message to his teammates echoed Montgomery.
“The most important factor is that it’s laborious once you begin worrying about issues which might be out of your management,” Marchand informed reporters, per team-provided video. “You by no means actually understand how issues are going to play out. However the greatest factor is simply making an attempt to focus once more on being right here, having fun with every single day. The most important factor is simply making an attempt to not get caught up in it. We’ve got sufficient to fret about exterior of that.
“The extra you let your thoughts wander, the more durable you make it on your self. It’s about making an attempt to remain inside the sport, inside the room. Not worrying about an excessive amount of exterior consideration, media consideration. It does get powerful as a result of there’s a number of chatter about it, however simply acquired to keep away from it.”
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