Come 7:30 p.m. — in front of a nationally televised audience — the puck will drop on another regular season Bruins-Canadiens matchup at TD Garden. This one has an added significance with Julien, the winningest coach in franchise history, coming back to a place he called home for 10 years.
The first Bruins-Habs meeting Saturday night at the Bell Centre might have felt a little strange for a few Boston veterans during the first five minutes or so. But the likes of Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Tuukka Rask and the other vets leftover from Julien’s tenure conducted a business-like attitude.