The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets

February 5, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Remember that goal by Saku?

Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals

February 4, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

I never said I'd sound smart.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils

February 2, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

People like Clarkson are taking good jobs away from more qualified kids.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres

February 1, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Welcome back. Your Habs host the Buffalo Sabres. Darcy Regier. Lindy Ruff. Ryan Miller. The gold tassels and stripes; the cutlass and blue bison; Perreault's flair and the brothers of the net, Don Edwards and Bob Sauvé. The past meets the present on New Forum ice.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings

January 26, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

I can’t help but reference the haunting video sent me by one Dennis Kane. The beautiful late-sixties footage, restored and an NFB project is some of the most haunting and intriguing hockey footage I’ve seen.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

January 22, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

I have a guest.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

January 20, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Consistently in the bottom half of the save percentage column on a team with good defensive play, prone to meltdowns and generally skittish, March-Andre Fleury is one of the least-deserving starters in the NHL.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals

January 19, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The organ. The Caps’ seventies uniforms, six stars brandished across the upper chest and the organist’s chaaa-aarge notes leave me with a feeling of egg white and yolk separated.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

January 15, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

If you don’t watch the team, don’t defend Cammalleri. It wasn’t English or French. It was a do-nothing player daring to throw his team under the bus.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

January 12, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

It's like the moon-landing.

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues

January 10, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Fuck Word.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

January 7, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

They called it Alcatraz. The barred doors opened to silver.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets

January 5, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hot dogs.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers

December 31, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Goalies can be fierce, too.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

December 29, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

These chapters have an echo.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators

December 28, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hope is a careful but sweet elixir.

A Reminder

December 26, 2011, by Serge Foglio

Montreal Canadiens.

Martin Post-Mortem Email Excerpt

December 23, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

What do Habs fans want? That's the question.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets

December 23, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

We don't want Francophones. We want Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils

December 17, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Can poets be fired?

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

December 15, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Legacies don’t benefit the dead.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders

December 13, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Unfairness shouldn’t be monopolized by the unfair.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils

December 10, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Go!

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

November 27, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Don’t underestimate the quickness of an ox.

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. 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. 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

From The East (Whether You Like It Or Not)

October 16, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Canadiens blurb. The dot.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche

October 15, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Where’s the bang-bang?

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