Perhaps a few years of Michel Therrien is what makes this so jarring. Or even newsworthy.
Claude Julien would have been able to easily justify shaking up his line combinations for the Canadiens home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. His team has scored three goals in three games, two of them shorthanded, and the breakouts have been a source of distress for both the coach and the players.
But Julien did next to nothing, at least not at the morning skate.
“I’m not convinced it’s the lines that are stopping us from scoring,” Julien said.
Welcome to Claude Julien’s Canadiens
