Former Bruins coach Jim Montgomery will be back in Boston on Thursday with his St. Louis Blues to face the Bruins for the first time since he was fired just over a year ago.

He’ll certainly face more questions about the return when he meets with Boston reporters on Thursday, but he was asked about it by the St. Louis media on Wednesday.

“It was a great time for my family. We really enjoyed Winchester, where we lived. We still have tremendous friends who live in the area,” he said. “Professionally, it was a bag of mixed emotions. Some great times and some very, very disappointing times.”

He didn’t elaborate on either the great or the disappointing. Montgomery led Boston to a record-setting regular season in 2022-23 before being stunned by the Panthers in the first round of the playof

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