Direct Approach: Bruins have a guiding force in the no-nonsense Julien
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 1st, 2009
About this time two seasons ago, before Claude Julien had even stepped behind the bench for his first game with his new employer, the first-year Bruins coach showed he had little patience for players with a propensity for freelancing.
The previous year, management had sacrificed Brad Boyes, one of the organization’s most natural goal scorers, to acquire the high-end blue line skill they projected in Dennis Wideman. The trouble was that along with the skill came risk – too much for Julien, who attempted to quiet down Wideman’s game during training camp.
“We tried to help him out,’’ Julien said. “At one point, you feel a little resistance and stubbornness. So then you take the next step. In other words, it was, ‘If you don’t want to be playing our way, understanding that we’re trying to make you a better player, then you’ll be watching.’ Sometimes it takes a guy just one game to understand that. Some players learn pretty quickly. He did.’’
Click here to read the full article – By Fluto Shinzawa of Boston Globe
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