He was a puppet on a string for the last few seasons trying to make the most out of asset and personnel mismanagement by the front office. As a result, Claude Julien wound up being the scapegoat.
All while the Patriots were parading through Boston celebrating their fifth Super Bowl win in front of nearly a million loyal supporters braving the snow and cold.
Dumping this news item on Tuesday in hopes of getting little media attention makes the timing even worse. Of all the questionable personnel decisions ranging from trading draft picks, core players and replacing them with guys that were either past their prime or not ready for primetime, the handling of Julien is the one that really broke the camels back for many Bruins fans on social media.