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Claude Julien | Center

Team: Boston Bruins
Age / DOB:  (53) / 4/23/1960
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 195
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Boston coach Claude Julien is confident that his group has learned from their past mistakes in elimination games and that they are stronger right now than they were.
The Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead against Philadelphia three years ago and nearly lost to Toronto in the first round this year after building a 3-1 series lead. "The Toronto series, I didn't think our team was in the zone the way it is right now," Julien said. "I anticipate — knowing my team — that we're going to come out the same next game and certainly not be the Jekyll and Hyde team that we were in the first round." Boston can sweep the New York Rangers with a victory on Thursday night. May 22 - 9:58 AM

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The Bruins are perfect in overtime so far this post-season.

Boston defeated Toronto twice in the first round of the playoffs and won Thursday's game in the extra frame against the Rangers. The Bruins' Gregory Campbell attributes his team's 3-0 record to being aggressive. "The approach in overtime is you have to put your best foot forward right off the bat, and you can’t sit back and wait to see what they’re going to bring," said Campbell. "The next goal is going to win, obviously. . . . It’s really important to really go after them and not sit back, and I think so far we’ve done a good job at that. We saw it as an opportunity and we took it." Conversely, the Rangers have yet to win in three tries in overtime.
May 18 - 9:26 AM

Boston coach Claude Julien spoke Wednesday about getting pucks through on the New York Rangers, who are known to block plenty of shots.

"We're going to have to work extra hard to get those pucks through and then get them to reach the net," Julien said. "At the same time, I don't think it's a big secret to know that they got a pretty good goaltender, and that traffic in front of the net is going to be something we're going to want to do a lot." Patrice Bergeron talked about "faking shots and moving more" as possible methods as well. Game 1 of their second round series begins Thursday night in Boston.
May 16 - 9:30 AM

Coach Claude Julien called the Bruins a "Jekyll and Hyde hockey club" and Game 7 against Toronto backed up that statement.

We all know the story by now about their historic third-period comeback after flipping the switch late in the contest. Julien understands that his team is playing with fire though as they approach the second round of the playoffs. "We can't keep playing well in spurts and not so well in other spurts," the Boston bench boss said Julien. "Right now we're battling with some inconsistency in our game, whether it's one game to another . . . period to period or shift to shift. We have to be a little better there. Were aware of that."
May 15 - 9:34 AM

Bruins coach Claude Julien said what his team lacks in "killer instinct" it makes up with in "character."

That's one way to put it. The Bruins had a chance to end their first-round series with the Leafs in Game 5, but instead needed their overtime heroics in Game 7 to move on. "I'm a tired coach, I can tell you that much, trying to find a way to get these guys to give us what we want out of them,'' Julien said. "We make it tough on ourselves. We're being honest here. Not being able to close it out in five [games], we've always had trouble with the killer instinct. That may be a fault of ours, but the strength of ours is the character that you saw tonight.'' The Rangers, the Bruins' second-round opponent, is also a team that prides itself on resiliency, so this should be another great series.
May 14 - 8:53 AM

Boston coach Claude Julien referred to his team as a "Jekyll and Hyde hockey club all year" when speaking with the media after Sunday's 2-1 loss to Toronto.

The best-of-seven quarterfinal series will head to Game 7 on Monday night back in Boston after the Maple Leafs won two straight contests to force a winner take all match-up. The Bruins suffered from a mediocre scoring punch during the regular season and that trend has resurfaced during their last two playoff outings. Although it should noted that the Leafs have tightened up better defensively and James Reimer has been very good between the pipes as well. It should be a tense and exciting game.
May 13 - 9:38 AM

The Boston Bruins were forced to spend the night in Toronto due to airplane problems.

The Bruins were expecting to return to Boston after the game Sunday night but were forced to stay in Toronto and fly back Monday morning because of flight difficulties. The Bruins will likely not have a morning skate as they prepare to meet the Maple Leafs in Boston for Game 7 Monday night.
May 13 - 7:29 AM

Claude Julien doesn't want to see the Boston Bruins' Game 2 mirror the Penguins-Islanders match on Friday.

Pittsburgh, like the Bruins, dominated their Game 1 and have an edge when it comes to playoff experience, but the Islanders earned a come-from-behind win in Game 2 on Friday. In some ways, the Islanders lack of postseason experience mirrors that of the Bruins' opponents, the Maple Leafs. "It’s about what’s out there on the ice, and what’s going to show up," Julien said. "You can have all the experience in the world, but if you don’t show up and play your game the way you should, you’re not going to win." Boston and Toronto will play Saturday night.
May 4 - 1:34 PM

The Bruins are ready for a much improved Maple Leafs team in Game 2 of their first-round series.

Toronto can't be much worse than it was in Game 1 and Bruins coach Claude Julien knows it'll come out with something to prove. "It’s a good team," said Julien. "I’ve been extremely impressed with the direction the Leafs have gone this year. Sure, Randy [Carlyle] has done a great job and the players have bought in. It just goes to show when you play as a team what can happen. That’s why I’m standing here and telling you right now that we’re not overconfident. None of that stuff. We know it’s going to be a tough series. We’re going to have to grind it out."
May 3 - 8:46 AM

Coach Claude Julien attempted to regroup his troops after a disappointing end to the regular season and the playoffs set to begin this week.

"There's a lot of teams right now that are doing something different than what we're doing," Julien said. "We should be happy about that. We start from scratch. Everybody has the same record going into the playoffs. Now it's a new season. It's an opportunity for us to challenge for the Cup." Several other coaches probably told their players the same thing, including Julien's counterpart and Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle. The Bruins struggled on offense down the stretch and it ended up costing them the Northeast Division title.
Apr 29 - 9:40 AM

If the Bruins and the Canadiens finish tied in the standings (both have 61 points at the moment), then the Habs would be the Northeast Division champs.

Montreal would win the tiebreaker based on regulation plus overtime wins. Boston would then have to outpoint Montreal in its two games this weekend against Washington and Ottawa to claim the higher seed. The Habs play only once against the Maple Leafs Saturday night.
Apr 27 - 10:22 AM

The Bruins could have back-to-back practices before the start of the playoffs for the first time in more than two months.

The Bruins have been a bit inconsistent of late, partly attributed to the lack of practice time. Their regular season ends Sunday. If the playoffs start Thursday, the Bruins could get two days in a row. "When you don’t practice, little things creep into your game," said coach Claude Julien. "Little by little, it becomes a bigger issue. Things have crept into our game that have become a challenge for us. You wish you would have had more time in between games. You wish it was more of a normal schedule. But it isn’t."
Apr 26 - 8:42 AM

The Bruins will have to fight exhaustion over the next nine days.

They play six games during that span due to the cancellations post the Marathon bombings. Look for Boston coach Claude Julien to give Anton Khudobin at least two of those starts.
Apr 20 - 8:40 AM

The NHL announced Friday night's postponed Bruins-Penguins game will happen on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., ET.

The city of Boston and the surrounding area was on lockdown Friday as authorities chased the 2nd suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. At around 6 p.m. the lockdown was lifted and just before 9 p.m. police announced the suspect was captured alive. The NHL followed with a late announcement for a Saturday matinee, meaning stats from this game will indeed be counted in this week's fantasy matchups.
Apr 19 - 10:27 PM

The Boston Police Department has announced that the Boston Bruins' home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins scheduled for tonight` have been postponed.

This is the second Boston Bruins game postponed as a result of the Boston Marathon bombing. The police are pursuing a suspect. It is not yet known when the Bruins vs Penguins makeup game will be played. The regular season has already been extended so that the Bruins and Senators can play a makeup contest on April 28.
Apr 19 - 3:18 PM

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PosRoleName
C1David Krejci
2Patrice Bergeron
3Chris Kelly
4Gregory Campbell
5Carl Soderberg
6Marc Savard
LW1Milan Lucic
2Brad Marchand
3Daniel Paille
4Kaspars Daugavins
5Jay Pandolfo
RW1Tyler Seguin
2Jaromir Jagr
3Nathan Horton
4Rich Peverley
5Shawn Thornton
D1Zdeno Chara
2Dennis Seidenberg
3Dougie Hamilton
4Andrew Ference
5Johnny Boychuk
6Adam McQuaid
7Matt Bartkowski
8Torey Krug
9Wade Redden
G1Tuukka Rask
2Anton Khudobin