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Bruins ex-bench boss Claude Julien would coach again — if the situation was right - The Boston Globe

Julien was canned in 2017 by the Bruins and immediately scooped up by Montreal. The Canadiens let him go in 2021.
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Ex-Bruins coach Claude Julien, back in town recently for the club’s continuing centennial celebration, lives with his wife and children in downtown Ottawa.
Hired promptly by the Canadiens to run their bench after his dismissal by the Bruins in February 2017, Julien hasn’t coached in the NHL since being let go 18 games into the 2020-21 season, with the Habs 9-5-4. His ultimate successor, Martin St. Louis, entered the weekend with a 70-94-21 record.

A relaxed Julien, 63, said he would be interested in a head coaching job in the NHL, provided the situation were right.

“When I say that,” noted Julien, “it could be a team with kids that are developing, or a team that’s competing now for a run at the Cup. It wouldn’t matter, just so long as I felt everyone [read: owner, GM, et al] knew what they wanted, realistically what to expect.”

Since coaching Montreal, Julien has scouted for the Blues (for whom ex-Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is vice president of hockey operations) and for two years has been an adviser to Swiss team Ambri-Piotta.

The Juliens sold the family home in Lexington not long after Claude departed for the Montreal gig, but remain frequent visitors, in part because they want to maintain ties with the medical community that has cared for their three children since infancy.

“We love it here,” he said. “Boston will always be like home for us.”
 
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One of the last true enforcers... always willing to take a suspension to do his job. RIP to an enforcing legend who was still good enough to play full time

 
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jgatie said:
Good grief, talk about complicating things far more than they need to. They need LESS coach's challenges, not more. The game will be as long as baseball pretty soon.
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Not me. I woke up this morning thinking, "I hope the NHL gives coaches more reasons to challenge, so that the flow of the game is interrupted even more frequently."
 
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jgatie said:
Good grief, talk about complicating things far more than they need to. They need LESS coach's challenges, not more. The game will be as long as baseball pretty soon.
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100%. Ridiculous that the league is going down this path, but also sadly predictable. I'll take a few dud calls any day over further slowing down and micro-analysing of the game, even in crucial moments. But all coaches want as much control over events as they can get, and team managers are in the business of winning at all costs, so the pressure to increase the scope of these sorts of reviews is always significant. The league buckles bit by bit and it's the fans and the quality of the product that suffers.
 
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jgatie said:
Good grief, talk about complicating things far more than they need to. They need LESS coach's challenges, not more. The game will be as long as baseball pretty soon.
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Ludwig Fell Down said:
Not me. I woke up this morning thinking, "I hope the NHL gives coaches more reasons to challenge, so that the flow of the game is interrupted even more frequently."
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“Jack and Brick welcoming you to GAME ONE of the 2024/25 NHL season! We now go to Todd Angilly—“
“Looks like a coach’s challenge by Pittsburgh already, Jack.”
 
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Chris Simon dead at 52 - not sure if posted elsewhere

Cause of death not released - let’s try not to assume anything or exploit this for an agenda we may have yes?
 
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Checked nhl app and it was 3-0 Flyers over leafs during the 2nd intermission…checked again and 5 minutes into the 3rd it was 2-1?

The hell?
 
Toronto ( you know - the team that wants to play the Bruins in the Playoffs ) scored 2 goals in the 3rd period to make it a 3-2 game. Philly scored again and now it's 4-2 with less than 2 minutes remaining.

EDIT: Dammit - Tavares scored at 17:50 of the 3rd period to make it a 1 goal game.

EDIT #2: Philly held on for a 4-3 win. :thumbu:
 
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