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
bigger changes guys means players respect rules today wore
The rules change, a lot changes in hockey. I think we need to show respect to the players who wore those numbers. If that means guys today have bigger numbers, so be it.
credit guys kept players quit third
It showed that our guys aren't going to quit and that they kept battling. I have to give our players credit for the way they battled in the third period.
create front guys stand
I told our guys that they have to stand in front of the net, not off to the side, ... You have to create traffic; you can't let the goaltender see the puck.
adapt apply continues course extra game guys players rules spend time top trend unit unless wear
We are going to have to do something before we really wear out our top guys with all of the power-plays we're now seeing. If this trend continues and you apply that to an 82-game schedule, that extra unit is really going to come in handy, unless of course the players adapt their game to the new rules and spend less time in the box.
centre guy injury move position run solid
What we like about Radek is that he can be a solid No. 3 centre for us and if we run into injury problems, then he is the kind of guy who can move up to the No. 1 or No. 2 position with no problem,
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.
adds energy gives guys hope speed
He adds a little more speed and energy to that line, ... We know those guys can play better and we hope this gives them a little spark.
character exciting found looked mental score tired
It was an exciting game. We had a lot of mental errors, we looked tired at times. But we found a way to come back and score some big goals. That showed character and determination.
goals hard team terrific timely victory
They are a hard team to contain. But we got some timely goals and terrific goaltending. It was battle-tested victory for us in many ways.
stage
Enough is enough. We're at a stage where these performances are unacceptable.
found game ourselves roller slip somehow wonder
Sometimes you wonder if you need it to be a roller coaster-type of game. We got ourselves back in the game and somehow found a way to let it slip away.
best change might player situation
Sometimes a change is the best thing for player and that might be the situation here.
consider third
At one point, you'll have to consider making a third unit.
barrel bottom needed short week win
We really scraped the bottom of the barrel with our short bench. We needed a win to make our week a little happier.