Claude Julien
Claude Julien
Claude Julienis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is the longest tenured head coach currently in the NHL. He has previously served as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, as well as in the American Hockey Leaguewith the Hamilton Bulldogs. In 2011 and 2013, he coached the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals, guiding the Boston...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 April 1960
CityBlind River, Canada
patient played wait
We thought we'd have to be patient with him, but we didn't have to wait long. He's played very well.
brings certainly confidence element line
There is certainly an element of confidence that he brings to their side. He certainly makes that one line become very dominant. That's what they were.
hurt proved top
It didn't hurt having Theodore back. He proved why he's a top goaltender.
consider couple happened past played position situations tight
I think when you consider the position that we were in with our roster and all the situations that have happened in the past couple of days, I thought we played a pretty tight game.
game paid patience patient tonight
I thought tonight was a solid, patient game and patience paid off,
saves third
Jose made some big saves in the third to keep us in the game.
game hope next ready tuesday
He's day-to-day. We hope he'll be ready for our next game on Tuesday (against Phoenix).
impression job
He has to play well and give us the impression that he can do the job for us all year,
few full overall performance proud saves shots
He made the big saves when he had to. He may have wanted a few of those shots back that got by him, but this was his first full NHL game. We were proud with his overall performance tonight.
guys price second showing third until year
Price is showing things at 18 guys don't usually show until their second or third year as pros.
attention bring issue maybe necessary ok sensitive time understand
I don't think it's necessary to bring attention to that. We're kind of sensitive to the issue and understand that maybe it's going to take him a little time to feel comfortable, but we're OK with that.
episode paid
That episode is over, he's paid his dues,
chances earning gone page playing turned
He's playing well and earning chances to play well. If we had turned the page on this kid, he'd be gone by now.
hard hockey jump opportunity ready
He competes hard all the time. He's ready to jump at his opportunity to make this hockey club.