Canadiens' Julien will coach next season, assured of 100% recovery

Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien is doing well after undergoing heart surgery earlier in August.

"I've been told I will recover 100%, and I would say that I feel 100% right now," Julien said, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu.

Julien - who missed the bulk of the Habs' first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers - added that he would've returned to the bubble if Montreal had forced a Game 7.

The veteran bench boss also confirmed that he will be back coaching the Canadiens next season.

"There's no reason why I shouldn't be able to go back to work," he said. "The risk that's there is the same risk that was there before any of this happened."

Julien is 13th on the all-time wins list with 658 career victories.