BOSTON — Jim Montgomery didn’t know exactly why his team started slowly again, but he blamed himself.
After the Bruins’ 6-2 loss to Florida in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series, Montgomery answered almost every question by blaming himself.
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“We have to get better. I have to give the players a better plan,” he said. “Florida was significantly better than us. I have to come up with a better game plan.
“We weren’t very good for the first two periods. I don’t think we were on top of our game,” he added. “The last two periods of last game and the first two periods of tonight, it’s not been good enough. That’s why I said it was my fault. We have to do better.”
Why did it take so long for his players to find some energy?
“I don’t know. It’s not good enough. Florida was good enough,” he said. “We weren’t. Move on to the next game.”
Asked to clarify something he said:
“We didn’t play well enough that’s why I take responsibility.”
Montgomery wasn’t sure if changes were coming to his lineup or not, but said the start of fixing things was simple:
“Get a good night sleep. Come to the rink tomorrow and get better,” he said.
