Posts About "Claude Julien"
Canadiens News & Rumors: Price, Kotkaniemi & Domi
June 28th, 2020 In today’s Montreal Canadiens news and rumors roundup, Carey Price is named the Habs’ 2019-20 Molson Cup Player of the Year for the ninth time in his career. Jesperi Kotkaniemi is available to participate in Montreal’s training camp. Plus, will the risk of contracting COVID-19 make head coach Claude Julien think twice about being...
Canadiens' Likely Lineup for the Penguins Play-in Series
June 14th, 2020 The NHL has entered Phase Two of its back to hockey plan, where players can now practice at their home facilities on a volunteer basis. Phase Three of this plan is scheduled to start around mid-July, which will involve a training camp to prepare for an August start to the play-in/playoffs. At the trade deadline in February, the Montreal...
Boston Bruins' Coaching History
April 28th, 2020 Bruce Cassidy was hired as an assistant coach to then-Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien in the spring of 2016 after spending five years as head coach of the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. When Boston was in danger of missing the playoffs in 2017, the Bruins fired Julien and named Cassidy the interim...
Canadiens Need to Fully Embrace Rebuild
January 14th, 2020 It's time for the Montreal Canadiens to start thinking ahead to the 2020-21 season and beyond. Is it possible the Canadiens can still make the playoffs? Maybe. However, they need to look at the bigger picture and start embracing the rebuild of the organization in full. Even with the playoff hopes fading, there is reason for optimism...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Flyers, Canadiens, More
December 4th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, we look at the likelihood Minnesota considers trading their captain, there is some good news out of the Nolan Patrick camp, and have the Montreal Canadiens spoke with Bob Hartley about coaching the team? Mikko Koivu a Trade Possibility? As the Minnesota Wild continue to dance in and out of the playoff...
Canadiens' Success Riding on Julien's Balanced Ice Time
October 29th, 2019 The Montreal Canadiens are a fast team that works hard and never quits. That's the identity they've been working on since head coach Claude Julien arrived in 2017; something all new players must quickly learn. One of the keys to their success is Julien's management of ice time. I was curious to see how the Canadiens...
Canadiens' Underlying Performance: Early Warning
October 22nd, 2019 We’ve reached the nine-game mark of the 2019-20 season with enough sample size to take a look at the Montreal Canadiens' performance footprint. With a light week on the schedule, let’s examine how the Canadiens are performing, numbers-wise. Sometimes, the underlying statistics can help identify holes in a team’s game, or an...
Canadiens Ready to Begin Quest to Return to Playoffs
October 2nd, 2019 BROSSARD, Que. — The thrill and excitement of a new hockey season isn't just for the fans and players — Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien feels it too. On the eve of his 17th season opener as an NHL head coach, the 59-year-old Julien admits he get...
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Sabres, Canadiens, CBA, More
August 30th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on two major names in Washington where the Capitals will have some big decisions to make, news on Matt Hunwick's season in Buffalo and how it might affect another defenseman, and an update on the potential re-opening of the CBA by the NHL and the NHLPA. Finally, are the Montreal Canadiens done...
Price Is Still MVP of the Canadiens
December 16th, 2018 It was early on in the telecast when the announce team pointed out the discrepancy in Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price’s stats between November and December. It was jaw-dropping. Price vs. Price Conveniently enough, the Canadiens were facing the lackluster Ottawa Senators for the third time in two weeks this past Saturday. In...
Canadiens Playing a New System
October 11th, 2018 The Canadiens are off to a strong start early on into the 2018-19 season. After impressive performances against two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference in the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Habs are enjoying some early success, which has caught the fans and the experts by surprise. The main reason why the...
Top 5 Reasons for Canadiens’ Early Success
October 10th, 2018 Two games do not make a season, but, if you’re the Montreal Canadiens, they certainly stir up a sense of optimism. Despite the Habs getting off to a modestly successful 1-0-1 start to the 2018-19 season, they’ve either taken a Stanley Cup favorite to the limit or beaten another outright (and decisively to boot). None of this was...
Julien Takes Habs From Good to Mediocre
August 28th, 2018 On Feb. 7, 2017, the Boston Bruins were fourth in the Atlantic Division. They fired their head coach Claude Julien, and one week later, he was back behind the bench and sitting in first place in the division. This is because the Montreal Canadiens, shockingly, fired their head coach Michel Therrien while in first place. It was also the...
