Ok, I know that a some coaches can only last so long with one team, but I have to say I was a little disappointed when I heard that the Bruins fired Coach Claude Julien. First of all, I thought the timing was very un-ethical to say the least. If they were planning on firing him, they could have at least done it before or after the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade. The fact that they thought no one would hear about it until later in the day is just down-right stupid to me. The parade started around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, so the Bruins decide to make the announcement at 9:30 a.m., just two hours before the parade. Then on top of that, they held the presser at 11:30, when just about every sports reporter in Boston was focussed on the parade. Even though it wasn’t the main event of the day, that kind of stuff still gets out very quickly, especially in this day and age.

Secondly, I don’t think that Julien was the center of the problem. Although the Bruins have been playing very well since he left, I think the problem was a more than just coaching. I could be wrong, and frankly I hope I am because I would love nothing more then to see this team have a great second half of their season. But I ever since the Bruins fell out of playoff contention two years ago, I never thought the Bruins had the depth and skill that they had in those Stanley Cup runs. But hopefully this coaching change puts a spark under this team because they could really use it right now. And even though I was a fan of Claude Julien, I am excited to see what Coach Bruce Cassidy has to offer.