Claude Julien may very well turn the Montreal Canadiens into a Stanley Cup contender but in the series against the New York Rangers, one thing became very apparent.
He didn’t know how to adjust.
And I don’t mean in terms of style or system. He didn’t know how to adjust because he simply didn’t know his players well enough.
The dream of many Canadiens fans when the hiring was announced on Valentine’s Day was that they would follow the model of the last team to fire Michel Therrien, and win the Stanley Cup that same season.