Thank you CLAUDE! (Appreciation thread)

[RedeyeRocketeer]

True Bruin. Great man, great part of the community. Hope he enjoy some quality family time with 3 million in his pocket next year. Also hope he comes back to the game refreshed and ready for more with a new team.

You brought the only cup I may see in my lifetime. Thank you!

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[Scotto74]

Best Bruins Coach of my lifetime. Thanks for the Cup CJ hope its not the only one I will ever see in my life.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Thanks Claude. I hold him in the highest respect.

 

[TP]

Thanks for the cup, Clode.

 

[Arturs Irbe]

Sorry for your loss. Best wishes for the future.

 

[Bad Hat Harry]

You brought a cup to Boston and deserve better than this.

The wrong person was fired today.

 

[NDiesel]

Kudos to a fantastic man! I'm sad to see him go today, but good luck to him in the future!

 

[Trap Jesus]

After the initial, "He makes weird shootout choices", there really wasn't much to complain about. I questioned his tough love development of young players, but when I saw it actually worked, I trusted him to do the same whenever a young player came in. He implemented a system that was very strong defensively, and strong offensively as well with a by-committee approach.

The numbers speak for themselves since he was here. If you look at the big picture, Bruins were consistently a top team; it's just that the talent of the roster finally caught up to them in the last few years. Best even strength team, top 10 PP, top 10 PK, best defensive team, top 10 offense, and a great analytics team. All things considered, they had a pretty good amount of playoff success as well.

If you aren't completely sick of your coach after 10 years, he's doing something right.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Best coach of my lifetime. Won a Cup. Had a dominating 09-14 run.

Thanks for everything Claude! Will be tough for the Bruins to fill your shoes...

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Thanks Claude had started to think I would never see a cup again 2011 was spectacular .

 

[nmbr_24]

Best Bruins coach I have seen.

 

[Hali33]

Best coach of my lifetime.

Can't thank him enough for his contribution to the franchise and the success I got to enjoy as a fan. God knows when we'll see it again.

Congrats to Claude for getting out of what certainly seems like a toxic and dysfunctional environment. Hope I don't hate the lucky team that gets him.

 

[smithformeragent]

Clode emerges from the rafters shirtless.

He busts into "You're Welcome" as performed by Dwayne Johnson from the hit Disney film Moana complete with a mini Clode tattoo.

 

[BruinDust]

We've seen the term "GOAT" used in relation to Brady and Belichek a lot the last 36 hours in the media and on twitter. (and they aren't wrong).

Well, Claude Julien is the GOAT when it comes to Boston Bruin coaches.

He's been a part of not just one, but several of my all-time favorite moments as a Bruins fan.

Game 6 in 2008 vs. Montreal

The Game 4 sweep of the hated Habs in 2009

The Game 7 OT victory vs. Montreal in 2011

Game 7 vs. TB in 2011

The Game 4 revenge sweep of the Flyers in 2011

The miracle Game 7 comeback vs. Toronto in 2013

The total white-wash of Malkin and Crosby in 2013

And of course, the Cup win in 2011.

Thanks for everything Coach Julien.

 

[Gee Wally]

Best coach in my lifetime too.

I wish him nothing but continued success.

 

[BMC]

Thank you Claude.

Thank you for the Cup and all the wins. You were the best coach of this team I've ever seen. More importantly you're a good man.

All the best to you and your family.

*Stick tap*

 

[doubleminor138]

Best wishes, Coach. We will miss your honesty, your class and your remarkable history with the Bruins.

Nothing lasts forever.

 

[qc]

I wish him the best. Great coach, great person. Always had his players' backs.

/Clode

 

[alg363636]

For whatever you have to say about his development of kids - take at look at the guy currently tied for 3rd most points in the league.

That's all Clode right there folks. And I'm pretty confident Marchy would agree.

Thanks for everything Clode.

 

[smithformeragent]

Clode was my last sports "binky".

I was emotionally attached to Pedro, Bledsoe and Thomas.
I'm pretty well hardened at this point and think Wally's got the right idea.

1. It's a business
2. Guys are hired to be fired

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Thanks for everything Claude, you were victim of cowardly and pathetic FO.

 

[Ivo]

Claude deserves a lot of credit for what he did in Boston. Many of us remember the dark years before they brought him in (especially the Dave Lewis disaster). Best Bruins coach I've experienced behind the bench. I'm sad to see him go. Best of luck with your next team Claude!

 

[Terrier]

Thank you Coach Clode for helping bring the Cup to Boston, which meant more to me than everything else in this town put together.

 

[Ned Bouhalassa]

Best Bruins' coach in my 40+ years of being a fan. I will miss him!! Thanks for the great years and the cup!

 

[Salem13]

Thanks Claude