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New York Rangers vs. Canadiens Coaching Preview

When you are talking about the best current NHL coaches, two names that will definitely come up in that conversation are Alain Vigneault and Claude Julien.

The two coaches are seasoned veterans who have had success in both the regular season and in the postseason. Julien holds a .605 career winning percentage which just tops Vigneault’s .596 winning percentage. The two coaches have also been to the Stanley Cup Finals twice, including in 2010-2011 when Julien’s Boston Bruins defeated Vigneault’s Vancouver Canucks.

But after 10 seasons in Boston, that chapter in Julien’s career has ended, and the sequel has him going to the dark side, the bench of the rival Montreal Canadiens.