The last time Claude Julien got the Montreal Canadiens into the playoffs as the head coach for a full season was 2004. That season saw the Habs lean on the likes of Mike Ribeiro, Michael Ryder Saku Koivu and Jose Theodore in net lead the team to a seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens bounced back from a 3-1 series deficit winning three in a row and ending things in 2-0 Game 7 victory.
That was 16 years ago. Julien returned for another run with the Habs halfway through the 2016-17 season when they first in the Atlantic Division and already on their way to a playoff berth.