{"id":657866,"date":"2017-04-20T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T20:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=657866"},"modified":"2017-04-20T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T20:37:34","slug":"monty-should-he-stay-or-should-he-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/monty-should-he-stay-or-should-he-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Monty, Should He Stay or Should He Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

This story has seemed to take on a life of its own. Yesterday, Mike Chambers of the Denver post penned this: Denver Pioneers coach Jim Montgomery to interview with Florida Panthers<\/a>. Let’s just say, a few quotes from Denver head coach Jim Montgomery caught my eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf my situation was to change, I think they would think long and hard about changing too,\u201d Montgomery said of his top-three scorers. \u201cIf I was to leave, I know one of those guys for sure is gone.\u201d (Denver Post)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Translation: Henrik Borgstrom could be following me to south beach\u00a0if I take a job with the Florida Panthers. Let’s not forget, Troy Terry and Dylan Gambrell could end up leaving Denver, too. Seriously, they’re highly talented prospects and their draft teams might be anxious to get them into their programs. They’ve also reached the pinnacle of their college hockey careers.<\/p>\n

I guess we’ll find out soon.<\/p>\n

The University of North Dakota hockey team lost a lot of talented players to early departures <\/a>(Paul LaDue, Luke Johnson, Nick Schmaltz, Troy Stecher, Keaton Thompson) after winning a NCAA title. Three of these players went on to get significant playing time with their NHL team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn life there are only so many opportunities and you have to listen,\u201d Montgomery said of being wooed by NHL teams. \u201cBut it\u2019s going to have to take the perfect situation for me to leave Denver. There is no indication from Florida that I\u2019m they\u2019re No. 1 guy \u2014 or No. 2 or No. 3 guy. I\u2019m just going to sit and talk with them.\u201d (Denver Post<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think Montgomery is right, you only get so many opportunities in this life. However, you don’t just jump at any opportunity, you might weight the pros and the cons before you consider leaving from another job.<\/p>\n

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On our way to the @DU_Hockey<\/a> banquet, had to make sure Natty was buckled in riding shotgun! pic.twitter.com\/bZqvwJvcfo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jim Montgomery (@StarsMonty) April 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n