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
bench blocks picks respected shot teammates time
He's so respected by his teammates for what he does. He picks up our bench every time he blocks a shot or makes a big hit.
good since threw weight
He threw his weight around. He went to the net. He did all the good things he's been doing since Day 1 of camp. I wasn't disappointed at all.
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.
credit ice seconds
But in those 38 seconds (of ice time), he had a goal. That's a credit to him.
affect continues factors impressed might serious
If he continues to play like that, we have to take a serious look at him. There are a lot of factors that will go into the decision, like how it might affect his career. All I can say now is that I'm very impressed with his play.
capable fourth line scenario third top worst
I'd say the worst scenario is that he would become a third or fourth line player. I think he's capable of being a top two line player.
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.
difficult nice problem
The better they play, the more difficult it gets, ... But it's a nice problem to have.
victory
It was battle-tested victory for us in many ways.
case ordinary playing remember seasons
They're playing like an ordinary team, but I remember that was the case two seasons ago,
average considered good team wants
A team that wants to be considered a good team can't play the way we did tonight. If we just want to be an average team this year, then that's another story.
beat came playing season stanley together turned win
They came in here and beat us and that turned their whole season around. They started playing together and they went on to win the Stanley Cup.
bad game
You can't say he had a bad game because as a team, we didn't play well,
hurt proved top
It didn't hurt having Theodore back. He proved why he's a top goaltender.