As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters Monday at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the team's famed blue note logo, there was no hesitation about his emotions.

In his second game behind the bench for the St. Louis Blues, it took all of 20 minutes for Jim Montgomery to establish the way he wants things to look for his new team. And it looked

The St. Louis Blues fired Drew Bannister mainly because Jim Montgomery became available. The pressure is on to prove that was the right choice right now.