Don Sweeney confirms Bruins have had extension talks with Jim Montgomery NBC Sports Boston [Video]

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery is entering the final year of his contract, and general manager Don Sweeney confirmed Wednesday that the team has had extension talks with the 55-year-old bench boss.

“There have been talks, and I think Monty will, I’m not going to speak for him, but I’m going to guess that he’ll take Brad’s line of, you know, keeping that between us,” Sweeney told reporters at a press conference. “Yeah, there have been talks of an extension.”

Montgomery was asked Wednesday at his press conference how the lack of an extension at this time might affect him going into the upcoming season.

“I don’t think it would affect me, just being honest,” Montgomery told reporters. “I love being a Bruin, I think I’m very fortunate to be a head coach of the Boston Bruins and my focus when I am the Boston Bruins (coach) is staying …