groovejuice
Without deviation progress is not possible
Yup, it was time to gamble. He couldn't hurt the team at that point, only help, so why not?
I'd say "why not" is because a player who's had a difficult time adjusting post-injury and then demoted to the 4th line is going to have zero confidence. That was a CF series of decisions by Julien. I'll personally give him a pass because he really doesn't know the players very well. I expect better things from him as coach this season.