30-10-79 counting parts of four prior seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. Bylsma reached 200 career victories faster than any coach in NHL history and is 201-92-25 in four-plus seasons with Pittsburgh. He is the only coach in the 46-year history of the Penguins to begin and complete four consecutive seasons as coach.There are differences between them, sure. Julien is known for his defensive structure, Bylsma for an aggressive, puck-possession style. That only makes the head-to-head matchup between them more intriguing.One of Julien's top cards to play is placing hulking defenseman Zdeno Chara against Pittsburgh's prominent offensive players. Julien also has Patrice Bergeron,Patrick Kane Authentic Jersey, who last summer was awarded the Frank Selke Trophy as the League's best defensive forward. He's a finalist again this year.Chara and Bergeron can be effective against elite skill players, and the Penguins have an abundance of those. They'll both play key roles in Boston's efforts to neutralize Pittsburgh's star centers Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, along with high-scoring wings James Neal and Jarome Iginla."There's certainly matchups in this game such as when and how they're going to match up their defense and Chara against our guys, and there's also a centerman matchup we have in this game that we'll see play out," Bylsma said. "It's really more about the defense that they'll try to get in the game."They work really hard at it and are very good at it. They're probably the best in the League at getting that defensive matchup and getting that change in play and getting people on the ice they want to. We'll see a little bit of that, but it's not the straight matchup-type you see in some series."The home team has the advantage in the matchup because the visitors must put their players on the ice first. Julien recognizes that and knows that no matter how much planning goes into it, no team gets all the matchups it wants."I'm not going to get 100 percent of my matchups,Shane Doan Authentic Red Jersey, and neither is he," Julien said. "And that's what I've got to accept, and that's when you've got to rely on your team and your players to know they've got to do their job -- no matter who they're out there against."
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