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Claude Julien Out of Hospital, Returns to Montreal
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Flyers and Canadiens game two, 3 p.m. this afternoon. Your town, your team, your Orange and Black up 1-0 following a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.
Here’s an update on Habs head coach Claude Julien, from ESPN:
Canadiens coach Claude Julien was released from the hospital and will return home to Montreal to rest after having a stent inserted into his coronary artery, the team announced Friday.
Julien was admitted to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday after experiencing chest pains following his team’s 2-1 loss in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Doctors expect a full recovery, the team said.
As Russ mentioned on Thursday, assistant Kirk Muller is going to take over coaching duties for the remainder of the series.
Muller, a former player, had a really nice run with the Devils and Canadiens from the mid 80s to the mid 90s, and then got into coaching after his 2003 retirement. He coached the Hurricanes from 2011 and 2014, so he’s been in this position before, as the main guy behind the bench. And Muller has been an assistant with the Habs since 2016, so it’s not like they’re just shoving some random guy into the interim role. He knows the team, knows the system, and knows what he’s doing.
Should be interesting to see if the Canadiens come out with more juice, if they generate some extra motivation after seeing their head coach experience a health scare.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com