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BOSTON BRUINS POSTGAME QUOTES BOSTON BRUINS VS NEW JERSEY DEVILS Thursday, October 20, 2016 BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH CLAUDE JULIEN On the end result of the game given the back and forth play all night… Well obviously we got the result that wanted. I thought for the most part it was an exciting game. New Jersey is an improved hockey club, they got a great goaltender as I mentioned this morning but also they are skating really well. I thought their transition game was good and we knew that before the game started but we told our guys that we needed to be patient and play our game and it wasn’t going to be a high scoring game but we had to really stay with it and I thought our guys did a really good job. Unfortunately they got that first goal again but I liked our response after that. On how much Patrice Bergeron means to the team… Well I think it’s pretty obvious with what he did tonight. After being off for over a week and to come back and have one practice with us then back into the game, he scores a clutch goal for us and that’s what he has always been, a clutch player for us. On if he saw chemistry developing on the Bergeron line as the game went on… Well yeah I thought of all of our lines, even the [Dominic] Moore line had good chemistry, those lines were good. I thought that maybe Nashers [Riley Nash] line was a little bit flatter tonight than they normally are but we had three lines that I thought were going pretty well and that’s what allowed us to win the game. I think third period we gave it a really good push there and I like seeing that from our team that you come out and you don’t play on your heels and you push hard and we went down by a goal but we got our game going like I said and we got a couple goals to win this for us. On how Tuukka played in the game tonight… Well Tuukka was outstanding in Winnipeg and he was good again tonight so there are no issues with Tuukka. I think he’s giving us the hockey and the goaltending that we are looking for. On if it was hard to keep the power play sharp without Bergeron… Well you know there is no doubt that he is one of the best, what I call bumper guys in the league and we ended up putting him there at the Worlds, also because he’s so good when guys are under pressure they get into position to take away that pressure and he does a good job of that. Not only that, he’s got a good shot there from the slot when it comes to him on his stick. So he’s to me one of the better ones in that position and we didn’t have him for the first three games and it did make a difference. As much as other guys tried to do the job, nobody could do it as good as Patrice [Bergeron] does. On the younger defenseman maturing quickly…. Yeah I think Brandon [Carlo] has been good since Day 1, he’s really showed a lot of poise and obviously he doesn’t panic with the puck. He’s certainly not intimidated by anybody, he’s An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media physical, he goes in there and battles hard so really impressed with the way he has come to our team this year, to camp, and just quietly done his job and earned himself a spot. On if the game-winning goal was a good reflection of David Pastrnak’s play this year… Yeah I think that David has been really good for us, you know since the start of the year. And again, I can’t say enough, and again I feel like I’m repeating myself when I say that he is a much more confident, stronger individual and he is certainly even understanding the game even more. The hope plays have diminished quite a bit and it’s more about making strong plays and making the right plays. So he’s just a young player that has matured into the player that we think he was going to be and he’s heading in the right direction right now. On how important it is that David Pastrnak is willing to make the play in the corner… Well I think there are a couple of reasons and the reason that we put him with that line is that he’s got to show some accountability. You know that line normally plays with real top lines for the most part and he’s got to be responsible and he has to be able to work with those two guys because they really compete hard. I thought it was a good fit for him and probably two linemates that can help him get better and grow and so far he has shown that he is capable of doing that. On seeing Bobby Orr and Milt Schmidt in the pregame ceremonies… Yeah it was nice to see them both, you know and I saw them a little bit before the game, chatted with both of them. I thought that Bobby [Orr], that’s the slowest I have seen him on the ice, it took him forever to get to center ice but other than that, certainly great to see those guys, both legends. I know Bobby [Orr] was telling me the story about when he first came to the team and Milt [Schmidt] was his coach and certainly there is a great connection there and a great amount of respect between the two of them. On David Krejci looking more like himself tonight and the contributions from David Backes… Well there’s no doubt it helped. You’re getting I guess a veteran player that plays hard and goes in and gets some hits and gets some pucks out for you but at the same time I think you have to give David [Krejci] credit, he’s been working hard trying to find his game again. It’s not easy when you have gone through surgery like he has and you know he had a late start to training camp and jumping in with the rest of the group there so that really kind of sets him back a little bit but I like the direction that he is going, I think he is working hard in practice, doing extra and doing what it takes here to find his game and tonight was one of his better games no doubt. On Torey Krug becoming a leader on the team… Yeah I think Torey [Krug] had some hiccups tonight with the puck but I thought as the game went on, he definitely got better and took charge and that’s what we want from Torey. I think he is such a great puck mover, he’s a great skater that can support the attack, there’s so much that he can bring to our hockey club and when he is at his best it makes that back end so much better and you know at first it wasn’t easy. He’s played the right side quite a bit before but it was his first time this year playing on the right so I don’t know if that adjustment kind of bothered him a little bit at first but he certainly got better and certainly was a solid player for us in the second half of the game. An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media On winning the first home game after the record at home last year… Well I think you have answered that. I think that we are all disappointed with our record here last year and it was important to get off to a good start. You know you want the fans to come and watch well you have to give them a reason to do that and you got to pay the price and play some exciting hockey and show that you are competing hard. This is a fan base that loves players that compete hard and get their nose to the grind and that’s what we needed to do tonight. On if he ever anticipated that Brad Marchand would become the player that he has… Well it took him that long right? To get to this level? No, you could see the talent, you could see that he had the great shot, the great release, I thought he was a good skater. I mean he has improved and he has grown as a player no doubt, but the biggest thing that I think was holding him back was that balance that he needed between being more or less a pest and getting under other people’s skin and using his skill level and being the player he could be. I think that he has found that in the last few years and become a very respectable player around the league and people now notice how good he is when it comes to the skill level and what he can do as far as being in the game, being a game changer and scoring some goals at opportune times.