Twenty-four months ago, a Round 1 knockout by the Hurricanes led to the dismissal of coach Bruce Cassidy. It’s possible now that the same could happen to Montgomery.

The Bruins overachieved, but were still hindered by a lack of proven scoring talent across their depth chart. Read more on Boston.com.

BOSTON — When the Boston Bruins steamrolled the Florida Panthers en route to a 6-1 victory in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series, it felt like a starting gun. With the Toronto roller coaster behind them, the Bruins looked poised and motivated to avenge last year’s playoff upset.