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.

Won Parallel Lost

January 6, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Canadiens poem. Guess who.

Montreal Canadiens versus Ottawa Senators

December 8, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Bergeron goes down the right side to start the team. He moves in on pad and crease. Whack. Goes out. Andrei. Raises his hands like Superman. Smiles like a vacationer.

Montreal Canadiens versus Washington Capitals

November 28, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Highlights. Boston scores. And again. Krejci and Chara. A Czech cab-driver assured me last winter that David Krejci will be better than Jaromir Jagr when their careers are done. He was quite confident. He was about 49 years old.

Cammalleri Got Kovalev’s Assist

October 1, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hell is an enemy arena.

Small Ball

September 26, 2009, by Homme de Sept-Iles

Sports analysis is a fickle term. These days we are hearing criticisms that the Montreal Canadiens are “too small”. It’s easy to tag situations with a catchy phrase in order to appear wise or to dismiss a concept.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Lorna Jackson Part Two of Two

September 20, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique spoke at great length with author and University of Victoria professor Lorna Jackson. Jackson spoke on a breadth of topics including the state of hockey today, culture and sport, her father’s love of the Canadiens (and Lorna’s youthful love of the Bruins) and, of course, her beloved Canucks. Jackson’s views and theories on [...]

Montreal Mystique Interviews Lorna Jackson

September 14, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews hockey author and University of Victoria professor Lorna Jackson.

No Sorries For Goodbye

August 29, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Two Words, One Centre

July 30, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Baconators with Tomas

July 22, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Late Night Office Shinny

July 19, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Experienced Captain For Hire

July 15, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Versatile, communicative and committed captain.

Proverbial Ricochet (Our Captain Heads West)

July 8, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Tej, Fix My Team

July 7, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Open Letter to Bob Gainey

July 5, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Dear Bob, I don't have your email address or I might have sent this privately. But there is nothing to hide in what I'm saying.

Waiting For Free Restrictions

July 4, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Adjusted For Mainstream Viewing

June 20, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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One Cup Juggernaut (Life Without Our Captain)

June 5, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Hockey. Had Enough?

May 30, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

In Montreal, the stories never die.

PenCap Musings and In-Game Scribbles (Game Seven)

May 13, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Theodore is like a small boy. Compact. Quick. Varlamov is watching maskless from the bench. Curious look on his face. Theodore is tested by Malkin twice at the side of the net, now. Stands true.

Boston Series Game Three, Musings and In-Game Scribbles

April 20, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Hockey is the home and hallmark of the unskilled athlete. In no sport (except perhaps baseball) can the pugilist non-athlete survive for so long. Granted things have changed, are changing and certainly look very different from 1975. Hell, from 1995.

Islander Musings, In-Game Scribbles

April 2, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Islanders take another penalty. Blake Comeau. He hit Kostitsyn from behind. Could have been a payback hit but it looked chicken cheap. Strutting tough in the barnyard.

Buffalo Musings, In-Game Scribbles

March 28, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Price then makes another very good stop. This time a low-ball special that requires a quick trap. In fact, Price’s on the knees positioning is looking especially improved. More crab and more horizontal. He is working on his game and it shows.

Tampa Bay Musings, In-Game Scribbles

March 26, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

This line is heart and pulse. Half-moon turn and standing backhand control shown by Tanguay at the tip top of the high slot. Then Koivu shows some of his own circular in the neutral zone. Ligne Internationale. Flags flap. More goals to follow.

Appreciate Your Artist, Alex Kovalev

February 17, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

This is not a hockey cyborg, a one-dimensional, nose-to-the-grindstone personality. He is a great player, a skilled hockey offensive threat who has worked hard to develop his great stick-handling, passing and shooting abilities. These are not the natural gifts of an easy biological inheritance. What nature did give him was great speed and strength (and this 35-year old kid works hard at that, too).