Metropolit
March 8, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens poem. Metropolit.
Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings
March 7, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
We see a shot of the King bench and I don’t see a lot of silver glitter. The days of grainy gay and grey gretzky are done. It’s all matte and mute now. The uniforms look fat letter and thick font. They’re not bad but they’re not compelling.
Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks
March 5, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Heatley is in. Uses the screen. One-on-two. Leans left. Shoots. High. Glove. The glove. The Pricey, dicey, smiling red gant glove. We loves it.
Halak 41
March 3, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens poem. Jaroslav Halak.
Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
March 2, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens win the faceoff on the glistening ice. Boston’s logo at centre ice, as I’ve said often, is compelling and tonight it is nearly majestic. I’m glad to return to a traditional rivalry with the usual suspects on a Tuesday night when only those who care about and understand the teams involved are watching. More or less.
Chattin’ With Gretzky
March 1, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Olympics poem. Pigmaker Suite.
Multi-Player Trade (Bernie Blunder Joe Unklein)
February 24, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens poem. Stuck on this planet.
Your Burning Toupée
February 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Hockey poem. Failed Athlete Decepticon. Pigmaker Suite.
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
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.
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.
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.
Montreal Canadiens versus Ottawa Senators
January 30, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
More Olympics-flavoured commercials. The experiment is a grand disaster already and threatens to be one of the great white elephants in Canadian history. It will be a worse economic blunder than the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Felicitations.
Sergei
January 28, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens poem. Sergei. Abstract Lightning.
Montreal Canadiens versus Tampa Bay Lightning
January 27, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Not good enough. How do we know Cormier is a good kid? Just watch this kid, Cormier. Take a look at how he carries himself in the future. And look at the tape; see how he carried himself in the past. And then decide for yourself. Lots of guys don’t have track records. And yet they manage not to commit these kinds of attacks. Is Cormier as good as those kids? Mistakes don’t happen at random. They happen as part of a pattern of behaviour.
Montreal Canadiens versus Florida Panthers
January 26, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
We hear that Panther snarl over the PA system. If we didn’t have audio recording technology, somebody might have to provoke a panther after every goal. Another plus for technology. I guess they could provoke an ocelot or a very big housecat. All you’d need then is a megaphone. Hmm.
Your Favourite Canadiens of the Past Five Seasons
January 25, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Name your favourite Canadiens over the past five seasons.
Montreal Canadiens versus New York Rangers
January 23, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Bettman and the Governors should have to ref games. You know. Just like how state governors should be on the front lines in Iraq. Get going. Oh. And get back to work you others over there. You slum-rogues.
Montreal Canadiens versus New Jersey Devils
January 22, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Then we see the rapidly declining Subway franchise try and convince us they are still cool and relevant. No. Maybe the odd location but as an entity, you have entered the Roman phase of your fast-food history.
Montreal Canadiens versus St. Louis Blues
January 21, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Referee Bill McCreary has such an earnest, honest woodsman’s face. Healthy grizzly mustache to go with it. Or do you prefer moustache?
Montreal Canadiens versus New York Rangers
January 17, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Should spotlights be sweeping the ice surface for the start of a second-period game in January? What about understatement?
Montreal Canadiens versus Dallas (Minnesota) Stars
January 14, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
This whole mob thing is very annoying. Why do we have to have the mob hanging around? And why does every country have a version? One day the universe will swallow something.
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