Though the Montreal Canadiens weren’t able to make it past the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the playoffs, some good news has still come out today. Claude Julien, who was taken to hospital a few weeks ago with chest pains and underwent a procedure to stent his coronary artery, has recovered and indicated he would have returned to Toronto’s bubble had the team won game six. Julien confirmed that he will be back as head coach of the Canadiens next season.
It is good news for a legendary coach who is approaching 700 regular season wins in his career. Julien won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011 and has an all-time record of 658-440-10-148 in the regular season. That’s good enough for 13th on the all-time wins list.
The Canadiens have work to do this offseason to get their roster ready for another playoff run, but it appears that head coach will not be one of the spots to fill. Julien is under contract through the 2021-22 season with Montreal.
good to hear
Glad to hear Coach Julien is on the mend and getting back to full health.
Glad to hear Julien is on the mend and should be healthy in no time. His health is of the utmost importance.
Has for a return to coaching. That’s a different story. Julien was a great coach 10 years ago but, his style is no longer the style best suited to today’s NHL. Habs need a coaching change at the top and Muller is not the guy to replace Julien either. Habs need a fresh new face!