The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Category — Musings

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

November 25, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The feathers are foul. Or are they machines? What is a Flyer, anyway.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes

November 23, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Don’t fire Maurice.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

November 21, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

But now we’re going to hear all about Wayne Crosby all week. All month. All year. But hopefully not all century.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

November 19, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

There are two kids in Canadiens regalia behind Martin. One is a portly redhead about five years old. He bears further scrutiny. He’s in his own loud, jumping fanatic world. They showed him after the last Montreal goal.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders

November 17, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The Islanders are much better than last season. They don’t wait and watch. They initiate and carry the play. It’s one look for me, one game, but the team impresses. It’s been a while.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes

November 16, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hurricanes respond with lethargy and appear short a man.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres

November 14, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

On the other end, Cole is making waves, his big fin chopping cold Buffalo water.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators

November 12, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Trotz seems in physical pain from hockey intensity. Hands behind his back, I can only imagine what his fingers are doing to one another.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Phoenix Coyotes

November 11, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

My brain is a jumbalo fugue right now. Mostly fed but awfully fleep. And beeple.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers

November 10, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

This is hockey at its best. Pause, rush, rip and roar, the seams stretch but don’t tear. Cole across. Cuts. He has what he wants. Pointblank crossing the low slot. And Khabibulin sees and stops all tonight. What saves and what concentration. He’s maude mad marionette to the maven named puck.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

November 5, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Darche likes Eller. No surprise.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators

November 4, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Ottawa is like a game and lame small-purse boxer, lurching in front of his home crowd, his girl screeching in the first row and seagulls wheeling on the wharf overhead. For nearly twenty seconds, they nearly capsize the Habs.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

October 29, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Love is typing on a poor keyboard.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

October 27, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Canadiens flit fleet in the slot. Thomas flubbles and weaves, rolling and low and then back up again. Plekanec’ shot from the high slot just misses the crossbar.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

October 26, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Straw bonfire giveaway. Eller. Right at the stoop. Crackle and a rusted laugh. Just wide. Bryzgalov is spared. And the bay moon still has to set.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers

October 24, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Cole is able to stand, in the wind and back to the cutlasses, reliant on his husk and grim stance. Nobody can knock him down. This time.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

October 22, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Toronto fearsome. Off the post. And Gill falls. Price scrambles back. Everyone in sync, all men for one crest. And we waited six games for this.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

October 20, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Meanwhile, back in Canada, ball hockey continues to be prohibited.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres

October 18, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

And now I remember what made Miller so good. He’s always in the way

Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche

October 15, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Where’s the bang-bang?

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

October 13, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The Alberta hockey psyche is at times a delicate one. In contrast with its robust external boiler-plating.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets

October 10, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Another road game and another too-Canadian, too-Timmy, too-nauseating pre-game sermon

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

October 6, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The Leafs have a long and storied history. And even though most of it is darkly lit by power-struggles and other (un)royal hockey rubble, they have had some good men in the sweaters. I was reminded last week that the correct term is hockey sweater. Not hockey jersey.

Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins

June 16, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The greatest decade is the seventies.

Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks

June 14, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Put that in your book!

Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins

June 10, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

It’s under everything. Grass stains can be cleaned. Scoreboards are a different story.

Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks

June 8, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

I wish I could realign the teams; move the knuckleheads to one team and the likeables to the other.

Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins

June 4, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Vancouver just glues and closes, slows and jabs. It’s suffocating.

Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins

June 1, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

How good is Roberto Luongo? How bad is he? Does a final make or break a man?

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

April 27, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Boston fans are a loyal and suitless lot. This isn’t the ACC. Real fans dwell in the lower bowl in this rink. They watch with concern, concentration and insight.

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