Blues head coach facing similar issues he had in Boston

St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery finds himself in a similar position as he did during the final days of his tenure in Boston.

St Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery could be hurtling toward the hot seat this season. | Cameron Bartlett/GettyImagesThe St. Louis Blues were on the wrong end of a 6-1 walloping at the hands of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

The game had a historic flavor to it, as Capitals’ superstar Alexander Ovechkin notched his 900th NHL goal.

But history aside, the game was an awful revelation for the Blues. The disastrous second period culminated with Jordan Binnington getting chased. That was just the tip of the iceberg of a game that the Blues never really had a…