TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 14: Associate Coach Kirk Muller (top right) of the Montreal Canadiens shouts from the bench against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 14, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Muller will fill in as Interim Head Coach for Claude Julien.

Muller: Canadiens touching base with Julien daily

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As Claude Julien recovers at home, fill-in head coach Kirk Muller said the club is in contact with him every day.

"We're touching base daily," Muller said at his press conference Sunday, per TSN. Yesterday was a good day for him to rest up, which was important. It was a day for us to rest up, it was an emotional few days around here."

Julien was hospitalized Wednesday night after experiencing chest pains and had a coronary artery stented on Thursday afternoon. He's now home recovering in Montreal, and the Canadiens don't expect him back for the club's first-round series versus the Philadelphia Flyers.

Muller has been an assistant with the Canadiens since 2016, and Montreal rallied to a 5-0 victory in Game 2 Friday under its interim bench boss.

They will play Game 3 Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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