Confirmed with Link: Montreal fires Therrien - Claude Julien named Habs Coach

[Hali33]

Brutal.

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

On the bright side, after playing his system for YEARS, Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, etc should know how to exploit it, right... right?

 

[TCDaniels]

Well... I got the news that he was fired, and told Matt here in the office... He says "What do you think will happen to Clode now?"

I said - he'll probably become the coach of the Habs in the off-season. Thought he'd listen to offers from the Habs and from Las Vegas...

Guess he didn't want to wait

But seriously - did anyone NOT see this happening?

 

[wintersej]

Thank you Claude video before Game 3 against the Habs. Love it.

 

[BB88]

Montreal had a good team, but didn't feel like true contenders.
Now who the hell knows.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Why would Bruins management/ownership allow Montreal to speak to Julien now? Are they that cheap they aren't willing to pay his contract for the remainder of the season?

I think it was done out of respect for Claude and I can't blame them (especially in light of how poorly they handled his firing)

 

[LouJersey]

People would complain even more if the Bruins said no to Claude.

Exactly. What don't people get? Lord is this the Boston Bruins board or a chat group about Gilmore Girls? Suck it up buttercups.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Big deal. Tell them to enjoy their sloppy seconds.

that works lol

 

[DKH]

No problem with the Bruins allowing it.

That's like breaking up with someone and not allowing them to date other people. Dude wasn't good enough here for three years now.

Sweeney didn't want to do it but Cam wants him to suck all the life out of their offense

 

[DarrenBanks56]

But, but, but, but... we fired him during a parade.

Still can't believe people cared about that.

pats fans did.
i cared less

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

This doesnt effect us anyways. I don't even care he went to the Habs. Congrats on being employed, Clode.

But he's Clode. We'll see how that team deals with his system.


We needed a change. We got it. Now it's time to roll.

My sentiments exactly . Let's worry about Claude if we meet the Habs in the playoffs. Motivation works both ways . If the teams meet in the post season , obviously Claude will be highly motivated to win but so will many of the Bruins who had lost confidence playing for him and it will make a great story . I hope it happens .

 

[Ten Thousand Hours]

No matter which way you look at it, the answer is probably yes.

Are they too cheap? --yes
Are they incompetent? --yes
Are they over compensating for the ****** parade fiasco last week? --yes

Should they be worried about Claude taking a decent team to ECF for the first time? No.

 

[AlpineLager]

No problem jumping on the Clode hate train. Guy comments how Bruins fans are the best in hockey and signs to coach their biggest rival. Feels like a ***** slap in the face. **** you Clode!

 

[Killer B]

I'll give him 2 years there before he's fired again...

On a side note, pretty funny that Therrien has been fired twice by the Habs and replaced by Julien both times...

 

[DangleCity]

Well... I got the news that he was fired, and told Matt here in the office... He says "What do you think will happen to Clode now?"

I said - he'll probably become the coach of the Habs in the off-season. Thought he'd listen to offers from the Habs and from Las Vegas...

Guess he didn't want to wait

But seriously - did anyone NOT see this happening?

I think the bigger question is "Does anyone care?"

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

No problem jumping on the Clode hate train. Guy comments how Bruins fans are the best in hockey and signs to coach their biggest rival. Feels like a ***** slap in the face. **** you Clode!

For him it's a business. **** Bruins ownership if anything. Back to how it was. Cheap.

 

[MtlBoxFan]

How does it feel that Plekanec will be your #1C?

They will no doubt trade for Gregory Campbell....save him for the extra attacker.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Why would Bruins management/ownership allow Montreal to speak to Julien now? Are they that cheap they aren't willing to pay his contract for the remainder of the season?

Sorry if this has been answered already but so far I see it being asked a lot. Here's the answer, IMO: Not letting Claude Julien seek another opportunity - even if it's with a divisional rival - would be bad business for the Bruins brand and their standing around the league among employees. Essentially, the bad PR will always cause a team to never use the right to disallow a coach an opportunity with another team after they've fired him.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Dinosaur hockey alive and well in Montreal.

This

 

[TMac21]

All the best Claude, but you are now dead to me!

 

[alg363636]

Ouch

IMO Montreal just got really, really good

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I honestly don't care. The standing of the Bruins means 1000x as much to me as the standing of the Habs. I still think firing Julien was the right choice and I have yet to see any tangible evidence otherwise so far.

Thanks for everything Claude, but now you're just a Hab.

 

[Stone Clode]

I texted my buddy the other day about this, had a real feeling this was going to happen. Didn't expect it to happen this soon, but just knew it was going to.

Also, I'm starting to feel a little disgusted with my username all of a sudden. Too much history though, I ain't changin' it!

 

[smithformeragent]

Next thing you know, ORG will become the official Chinese Packaging company of the Canadiens too.

Why a weird couple of weeks.

 

[JCRO]

And so, a new chapter in the Bruins-Habs rivalry begins.

The ultimate troll