Cam Neely said the Bruins "failed" in their vetting of Mitchell Miller, who was released days after he was signed. "We dropped the ball," Neely said.
"I think it got down to the point of [whether] we're doing it or not. "The timing of it was never probably going to be good," Neely said. "We dropped the ball, and I'm here to apologize. The Bruins said Sunday that they decided to cut ties with him "based on new information." The team, however, announced Sunday night that it [was parting ways with Miller after intense backlash](/nhl/story/_/id/34969107/boston-bruins-cut-ties-mitchell-miller-outcry) from fans, the team's own players and commissioner Gary Bettman. "I'm extremely upset that we have made a lot of people unhappy with our decision," Neely said Monday.
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Former Bruins defenseman [Torey Krug](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2952729/torey-krug) also assisted on the goal. [Jordan Kyrou](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4062251/jordan-kyrou). “I take pride in the Bruins organization and what we stand for. Louis Blues](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-blues) 3-1 on Monday night. “In the D-zone, we got running around there in the third. We competed hard. We showed up tonight. “We just didn’t create enough momentum for the team in the first period. [Patrice Bergeron](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2280/patrice-bergeron) scored a power-play goal with 7:15 remaining and the [Boston Bruins](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/bos/boston-bruins) beat the slumping [St. He’s a player that gets the job done night in and night out.” Binnington stopped two shots by Marchand and managed to cover a rebound during an extended scrum in front of the net. “I think it’s always fitting that Bergeron comes through,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said.