I’m sure he will get a well deserved ovation,he did a great job for the Bruins.But it was time to move on from him,Bruins just aren’t built to play his system anymore.
"I'm looking forward to it," he said, "but I'll also be happy when it's over."
Julien's homecoming will share the spotlight with former Bruins forward Willie O'Ree, who will be there to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his breaking the NHL color barrier when he played for Boston in a 3-0 victory against the Canadiens at the Forum on Jan. 18, 1958.
Julien said he has no expectations of anything that will be done to mark his return to Boston. On March 24, 2016, he was feted in a pregame ceremony to celebrate his 388th Bruins win -- he has 419 with Boston -- to become their winningest coach, passing the legendary Art Ross.
"I haven't been asked or told, and I'm not expecting anything," said Julien, whose Canadiens lost to the Bruins 4-3 in a shootout Saturday, the first of three times the two teams are scheduled to play over eight days. "If there is anything, so be it.