MONTREAL, QC - JULY 21: Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien looks over drills during the Montreal Canadiens training camp on July 21, 2020, at Bell Sports Complex in Brossard, QC

Canadiens' Julien will coach next season, assured of 100% recovery

6 years ago
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Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien is doing well after undergoing heart surgery earlier in August.

"I've been told I will recover 100%, and I would say that I feel 100% right now," Julien said, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu.

Julien - who missed the bulk of the Habs' first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers - added that he would've returned to the bubble if Montreal had forced a Game 7.

The veteran bench boss also confirmed that he will be back coaching the Canadiens next season.

"There's no reason why I shouldn't be able to go back to work," he said. "The risk that's there is the same risk that was there before any of this happened."

Julien is 13th on the all-time wins list with 658 career victories.

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