While many are wondering if the Bruins will opt to replace Claude Julien as head coach, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun suggests that team owner Jeremy Jacobs has played a big role in keeping him around. On the flip side, he notes that team president Cam Neely wouldn’t mind a change being made. Julien is the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and is in his tenth season behind Boston’s bench. The Bruins currently find themselves in a playoff spot but they sit just one point ahead of Toronto who have five games in hand so it likely won’t be long before they’re on the outside looking in.

Garrioch also covered several league-wide topics in his Insider Trading column. Here are some of the highlights although the full column is worth a read: