Bruins fire head coach Jim Montgomery; Joe Sacco takes over on interim basis NBC Boston [Video]

The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery after a little more than two seasons on the bench.

The decision to make a coaching change was announced by the team Tuesday afternoon. Montgomery was in the final year of his contract. He will be replaced by Bruins associate coach Joe Sacco. Sacco is in his 11^th season behind the Bruins bench. He was the Colorado Avalanche head coach from 2009-10 through 2012-13.

“Today, I made a very difficult decision with regards to a coaching change,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said in a press release. “Jim Montgomery is a very good NHL coach and an even better person. He has made a positive impact throughout the Bruins organization, and I am both grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him and learn from him. Jim’s accomplishments as the Bruins head coach include a record-breaking and historic season, and I want to …