It’s not surprising for fans to pack the stands of a practice facility in order to get the first glimpse of their team’s new star. Such a thing happened locally in the summer of 2010, when Bruins fans showed up to the Bruins’ development camp at Ristuccia to see Tyler Seguin skate.
In Montreal, fans are currently doing that for -- that’s right -- Claude Julien. Not sure whether it’s stranger that they would do that to see a coach or that they’d do it for a coach they’ve likely already watched coach their team before, but bless them anyways.
The Habs’ first game with Julien back behind the bench is Saturday, when the team hosts the Jets.