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
knowing page turned
That was uncharacteristic of him. For me, it's about him knowing we've turned the page on that and that we just want him to use his skills.
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.
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.
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.
advantage period third took
We got better, and in the third period we took advantage of our opportunities.
against sure
We have to make sure that he can do it against NHL competition.
ask fits
We just ask him to play well and if he fits our puzzle, we'll keep him.
although average found good played players score winning
I thought he played an average game. But good players find a way to make a difference, and although he had an average game, he found a way to score the winning goal.