Speaking for the first time after the Bruins kept him in limbo for nearly two months, head coach Claude Julien said he understood the situation.

"The important part was to understand the business and you have to allow the GM time to assess and make decisions," Julien said at a Wednesday morning news conference. "He's got to feel comfortable, too. As much as it wasn't a lot of fun, or easy, it wasn't frustration, it was more about understanding the situation and I understood it."