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. Nashville Predators
November 18, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Montreal’s pace has been osmogrified by Nashville. They’ve cocooned and drugged their captor. Is a Predator an insect? Their logo is a sabre-tooth beast of some kind. Or an unusual tiger.
Montreal Mystique Interviews Sylvain Archambault
November 18, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Montreal Mystique interviews Sylvain Archambault, director of Pour Toujours...Les Canadiens.
Process
August 2, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
A list on a whiteboard, a splash on film, an auditorium of international scouts. How many sports psychologists can a team hire?
Random Thoughts
June 26, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
It's too easy to characterize a coach by his teams
Who Should Stay, Who Should Go
May 4, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
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Boston Game Two, Musings and In-Game Scribbles
April 18, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Kostopoulos. Scuffle. He gets punched by Kessel. Kosto punched him first. Thomas glides backward butt first to protect and separate. It’s comical. It works. But Kosto finds Lucic instead. On the glass behind the net.
Canadiens Wish List
April 10, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
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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.
Dallas Musings, In-Game Scribbles
March 8, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Critics of tinkering be damned.
San Jose Musings, In-Game Scribbles
February 28, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
San Jose can't establish control anymore. And after a lot of mid-ice dithering and some San Jose dump-ins, the period ends, mercifully for Team Teal.
Philadelphia Musings, In-Game Scribbles
February 27, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Hartnell is like a guy who fixes a tv by kicking it. Just on force, he manages to water-buffalo his way through two Canadiens and gets a shot off. High and wide but his single-mindedness is notable.
L.A. Musings, In-Game Scribbles
January 31, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
That look from the coal-lined innards of an oven. Plekanec has scored at last. It's validation. The type of outcome that causes more not less with a player like Plekanec.
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