When it comes to looking back on his short tenure as Bruins bench boss, Jim Montgomery echoed a sentiment shared by many about his two-plus seasons in Boston.

It was complicated.

As impressive as his record was in Boston (120-41-23), Montgomery’s run saw him and the Original Six franchise both reach new heights — and sink to a few devastating lows.

Back in Boston for the first time since his firing in November 2024, Montgomery acknowledged that succinctly summing up his time with the Bruins is a task easier said than done.

“Great memories — the disappointing memory too, of the first-round loss to Florida [in 2023],” Montgomery said Thursday at TD Garden. “But for me, it’s always about people, the great players, the management that I got the opportunity to work with. Everybody here ma

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