The Bruins have made an epic turnaround this year. The Bruins last year had 94 points, and just barely made the playoffs as a #8 seed. This season they have all but locked up the #1 spot and already have 108 points. Julien seems to press the right buttons when he needs to. He sent struggling Lucic, who was battling a long scoreless streak, to the 4th line and now he is popping in goals in looking like his old self.
When the Bruins went through their skid, Julien made a point to go after Savard. Since then the team is playing a lot better hockey, and Savard has made it a point to limit his turnovers (something the whole team was struggling with).
Still a very strong case could be made for St. Louis coach Andy Murray. The Blues were last in the West at the All-Star break, but have picked up points in 23 of 30 games since. Now they are in the hunt for the playoffs and should be able to grab that 8 seed. They did all this with Kariya hurt, and having to play 5 different goalies over the season.
My vote is for Julien. He has made the Bruins relevant again, but this is all for nothing if the Bruins don't get through at least a round or two of the playoffs.
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