Former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery has already found a new home.The St. Louis Blues announced on Sunday morning that they relieved Drew Bannister of his duties and hired Montgomery as the franchise's 28th head coach.

Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.

Five days after being fired as head coach of the Bruins, Jim Montgomery was hired by the St. Louis Blues to be their bench boss, replacing Drew Bannister. Montgomery, who had been in the final year of his deal with the B’s and had rejected a contract extension offer according to GM Don Sweeney,