The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Posts from — January 2010

Parallels

January 31, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Enjoy it while you have it.

Montreal Canadiens versus Ottawa Senators

January 30, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

More Olympics-flavoured commercials. The experiment is a grand disaster already and threatens to be one of the great white elephants in Canadian history. It will be a worse economic blunder than the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Felicitations.

What Do I Know About This Game?

January 29, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Or

Sergei

January 28, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Sergei. Abstract Lightning.

Montreal Canadiens versus Tampa Bay Lightning

January 27, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Not good enough. How do we know Cormier is a good kid? Just watch this kid, Cormier. Take a look at how he carries himself in the future. And look at the tape; see how he carried himself in the past. And then decide for yourself. Lots of guys don’t have track records. And yet they manage not to commit these kinds of attacks. Is Cormier as good as those kids? Mistakes don’t happen at random. They happen as part of a pattern of behaviour.

Montreal Canadiens versus Florida Panthers

January 26, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

We hear that Panther snarl over the PA system. If we didn’t have audio recording technology, somebody might have to provoke a panther after every goal. Another plus for technology. I guess they could provoke an ocelot or a very big housecat. All you’d need then is a megaphone. Hmm.

Your Favourite Canadiens of the Past Five Seasons

January 25, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Name your favourite Canadiens over the past five seasons.

Corner Crunch Hat (Coach)

January 24, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem.

Montreal Canadiens versus New York Rangers

January 23, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Bettman and the Governors should have to ref games. You know. Just like how state governors should be on the front lines in Iraq. Get going. Oh. And get back to work you others over there. You slum-rogues.

Montreal Canadiens versus New Jersey Devils

January 22, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Then we see the rapidly declining Subway franchise try and convince us they are still cool and relevant. No. Maybe the odd location but as an entity, you have entered the Roman phase of your fast-food history.

On Finding a Goalie in Manchuria

January 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Nomadic.

Montreal Canadiens versus St. Louis Blues

January 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Referee Bill McCreary has such an earnest, honest woodsman’s face. Healthy grizzly mustache to go with it. Or do you prefer moustache?

Thunder Dunder Lake

January 19, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Snow Miser poem. Cold oblong.

Two For Roman

January 19, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Roman.

Montreal Canadiens versus New York Rangers

January 17, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Should spotlights be sweeping the ice surface for the start of a second-period game in January? What about understatement?

Turku Dismissal

January 16, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Land of a Thousand Lakes.

Defender

January 15, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Defencemen.

Montreal Canadiens versus Dallas (Minnesota) Stars

January 14, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

This whole mob thing is very annoying. Why do we have to have the mob hanging around? And why does every country have a version? One day the universe will swallow something.

Leonid’s Derby

January 13, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem.

2010

January 12, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. 2010.

Damocles Veins

January 11, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Nationalism.

Médailles Pour Tous

January 10, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Internationale.

Montreal Canadiens versus New Jersey Devils

January 9, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Crowd rises like yeast. The smell is bitter. The ice is cold. The action is froth. Whistle. Commercial. Not a beer one.

Stone Tipped Fir

January 8, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem.

Montreal Canadiens versus Florida Panthers

January 7, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

This guy in the Maple Leaf bacon commercial is a great actor. I can’t help but be creeped out by his “Mom, make me and my girlfriend some breakfast” shtick. This one isn’t dubbed and the French version features different actors and is more powerful than the English one. Because of this guy. Guys with curly hair have perceptual disadvantages (and advantages) that the rest of us don’t have.

Won Parallel Lost

January 6, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Guess who.

Montreal Canadiens versus Washington Capitals

January 5, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Ted Leonsis, Washington’s chief cheese has that “I’m somebody” demeanour. He’s chewing on pistachios and wearing a Hugo Boss suit. Well, I don’t know what he’s chewing and the suit could easily be a Moore’s. Leonsis has a tan and very black hair. Deeply black.

Gionta

January 4, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Brian Gionta.

Montreal Canadiens versus Buffalo Sabres

January 3, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Buffalo’s giveaways are so out of character that I wonder about all kinds of things. Buffalo is ranked second in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the league. For total points. Their giveaway-takeaway ratio is 435-229. That leaves them at -206, the third-worst rating in the NHL. Montreal is at -259 and Edmonton is worst at -282.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Ulf Nilsson

January 1, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews Ulf Nilsson. Part I of II.