The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Posts from — February 2010

Canada vs USA

February 28, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

America is getting dressy. Torn threading and shorn pucks. Their denim game is what got them here. It’s what will save them. And Miller’s the back patch embroidered black-jack secret.

Jarome’s Flame

February 27, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Olympics poem. Final.

My Canada Ain’t

February 26, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Olympic poem. Hockey roster.

Cherry Princing

February 25, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Bloody Merry Vodka.

Multi-Player Trade (Bernie Blunder Joe Unklein)

February 24, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Stuck on this planet.

Slovakia vs Norway

February 24, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Slovakia is just another red, white and blue team that is in a big vat of milk. A very big vat.

Three Years o’ Junior B

February 22, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem. Sussex Junior. Pigmaker Suite.

Your Burning Toupée

February 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem. Failed Athlete Decepticon. Pigmaker Suite.

Nobody’s Looking

February 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem. Distractions. Pigmaker Suite.

Finland vs Germany

February 20, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Faceoff. Finns win it. Puck moves around the perimeter briefly. Shot from the blue. Puck sits like a mouse inside the post and on the line. The Finns are fastest. They poke it in.

Russia vs. Slovakia

February 19, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

In front. Puck bobbling. Coverage bungles. Bryzgalov has trouble trapping it. Chaos of the seven-second near-crease variety occurs. The voices in the booth crack and stretch. Russia survives.

Grodd On Da Coast

February 17, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Olympics poem. Comics and a coast.

Vancouver Fedora

February 16, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem. Olympics.

Jermaine’s Smile, School of Isiah

February 15, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem. Ontario eyes.

Choose Your Own Centennial

February 14, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Centennial poem.

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers

February 13, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Briere has a “my business here is done” look on his face as he settles onto the bench. It was done here a long time ago, bud. Now you’re just wasting everyone’s time. Must be nice. Four-gamer.

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers

February 12, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Stick to Price’s mask as he lies on the ice. And the Flyers jam at it like witch-hunters. And it goes in. Hartnell’s pitchfork was sharpest.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Jean Béliveau

February 11, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique Interviews Jean Béliveau (Dec 30, 2009). Béliveau may be the greatest captain the game has seen. He was offered the Governor Generalship of the country in the mid-nineties and remains an active Montreal Canadiens ambassador.

Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals

February 11, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Demers talks about Neuvirth a bit. Then he references the NFL. He wants to know what the details are on injuries. Renaud Lavoie adds that in a serious league, we are told what is going on. Oh, get over it. In a league run by gambling interests, we are told what is going on. Be glad that this league, your NHL, doesn’t have the same type of transparency.

End of an Era

February 9, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

to suggest that there are such figures amongst us is to invite, from some,derision, denial, dismissal

Twenty-Three

February 8, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. End of an era.

Bob Gainey May Step Down

February 8, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

My sources say that Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey may be stepping down.

Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins

February 7, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

I think Steve Begin is going to coach in the NHL one day.

Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins

February 6, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

We get a brief shot of the Pittsburgh bench. The grey ash of the crowd is behind the players' winking white helmets. And a balding dude who resembles Rick Tocchet is behind the Penguin players. I wonder how bad it all smells. Hockey is one of the most unpleasant-smelling of the sports.

Trump at the Table

February 5, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey poem.

Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins

February 4, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Bruins move it out. They are bent raster and dusty spider; confused offensive.

Import (CFL) ant (Moments In) History

February 3, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. White-tipped grass.

Montreal Canadiens versus Vancouver Canucks

February 2, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canucks set it up. Pass goes to the slot. Sedin. For Sedin. I watch the back of the net. Old, haunted child reflex. It stays white. Whistle. Someone falls on Halak. Nothing else.

Puck Dust Silver

February 1, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Reflection.