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Jim Montgomery downplays heated exchange with Blues goalie
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Jim Montgomery and Jordan Binnington had words with one another after the Blues coach pulled the goalie in the first period against the Anaheim Ducks.
Binnington allowed two goals on five shots before Montgomery made the quick hook for Joel Hofer.
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Montgomery and Binnington exchanged words as the latter made his way off the ice and to the dressing room. After the game, Montgomery downplayed the exchange.
“He walked off the ice, he said, ‘I love you’ I said, ‘I love you, too,” the coach told reporters . “We’re both competitors, and at the end of the period, he waited for me, we apologized and we moved on. It’s over and done with.”
The veteran goalie returned to the bench for the second and third periods.
“It’s just the professionalism that you expect from someone like Binner, as well as letting my own ego go, and just going to him,” Montgomery said . “It’s important that you deal with it right away. I don’t love dealing with conflict, but in life you have to deal with conflict and you deal with it right away and nothing festers then.”
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Binnington has a 6-6-5 record with a .878 save percentage and a 3.20 goals-against average in 18 games this season.
After Monday’s 4-1 loss, St. Louis fell to 9-11-7.
The Blues’ next game is Thursday night at TD Garden when Montgomery returns to Boston for the first time since the Bruins fired him last November.
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