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Milbury Out - Julien The Favorite
by Paul on 06/18/07 at 09:15 PM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont at the Boston Globe,
Mike Milbury, whose name surfaced over the weekend as a candidate for the vacant Bruins coaching position, learned today he will not be the choice to succeed Dave Lewis, who was fired Friday.
According to a long-time league acquaintance of Milbury’s, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the 55-year-old former defenseman was told by a Bruins’ front-office official today the club had made its choice for the job and that Milbury was not the choice….
With Milbury out of the equation, that leaves only three possibilities, and rumors around the league late in the afternoon had it that Julien was the overwhelming choice to succeed Lewis.
added 8:49pm, from the Boston Bruins,
Chiarelli indicated that he had contacted all four coaching candidates and that his intent was to have his new coach in place very soon—possibly even by this weekend.
“I’ve spoken to them,” said the GM. “Some (of those discussions) have been interviews, some haven’t.
“But…I’ve spoken to them at length,” he said.
And everyone understands the clock is ticking.
“I guess in an ideal world (it would happen) before the draft,” said Chiarelli. “In a realistic world, it may not happen before the draft.”...
The Bruins Boss was asked if he might be after candidates that might also be in the sights of the Ottawa Senators, who replaced GM John Muckler with Bryan Murray, today.
“Sure,” said Chiarelli, a-matter-of-factly. “That could be the case.
added 9:33pm, via TSN,
The Boston Bruins have found their man to guide the club in 2007-08.
TSN has confirmed an online report that the Bruins have hired Claude Julien to be their next head coach, with an official announcement expected as early as Tuesday.
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