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 Boston Bruins

February 7, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

I think Steve Begin is going to coach in the NHL one day.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Ulf Nilsson

January 1, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews Ulf Nilsson. Part I of II.

Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes

December 23, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

I think I’m about 20-22 commercials away from cheering against Team Canada. As usual. Will they lay off already? And then the homer announcing is going to start. Can they at least try to be balanced? Just try?

Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins

December 10, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Price’s positioning is prescient panther. Great saves as the puck moves on long lines, always the hypotenuse when Crosby passes. His pucks stretch vectors, make Tron victims of defenders.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Guy Carbonneau

November 30, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews former Canadiens captain, head coach, three-time Stanley Cup champion and three-time Frank Selke trophy-winner, Guy Carbonneau.

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.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Sylvain Archambault

November 18, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews Sylvain Archambault, director of Pour Toujours...Les Canadiens.

Colorado Musings and In-Game Scribbles

October 15, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Just over five minutes left. Hunger. Ice-tracks. Roughness. Moen nails Foote. Crowd loves it. Now Laraque is trying a one-hand back-hand wraparound and is taken down. This one could have been called. Crowd sounds unruly. Booing is scattered but breakless now and the crowd is cheering three different chants. Chaos on the ice reflects the crowd’s anger and unease. Just adrenalin and effort from both teams. Goals come from these heartbeast moments.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Réjean Houle

October 13, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique podcast interview: Réjean Houle, former Canadien player and GM and current director of Habs Alumni.

Edmonton Musings and In-Game Scribbles

October 11, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

We see that NAPA commercial where a female cop busts an elderly couple making out in some out of the way spot. Now why is it that cops feel comfortable knocking on steamy car windows with their flashlights? What purpose does this serve? What community-protection principle are they serving?

Reggie And The Logo

October 7, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

I’d rather see what the heroes I knew will do.

Calgary Musings and In-Game Scribbles

October 6, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Latendresse paints the wall with a Flame. This slow version of the team is not good for turnover ratios. Gill, Laraque and Stewart are all puck-possession liabilities. They are each aggression assets, though. What horror when they’re on the ice simultaneously. I guess they’re our Boston-Philly antidote.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Dave Bidini Part One of Two

September 28, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Dave Bidini craves ice and curates indie. A hockey author and respected indie musician, Bidini is an authority on both subjects and his fondness for that knowledge is infectious. Part one of two.

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.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Jack Layton

August 25, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews Jack Layton. Downloadable podcast through iTunes.

Anger Founds Laughter

August 22, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Is comedy the greatest art form? More of the performer remains behind after his death; his pauses, intonations, body language, sense of irony, arched eyebrow. More than with other public performers, we can guess at more and more deeply at his personality, his possible likes and dislikes. What is so grand about the player [...]

Baseball GM

July 12, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price.

Montreal Canadiens, A New Beginning

July 6, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

It's been difficult to process all the changes over the past several days but in an email today to some Canadien cronies, I managed to articulate some of my incomplete thoughts on the goings-on.

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.

Montreal Canadiens Media Review (Excerpt)

June 29, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

What follows is a thoughtful November 20th, 2008 post from "Haddock" of the HF Boards.

Five Guys We Didn’t Want to See Raise the Cup

June 12, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Montreal Mystique Interviews Howie Meeker (II of II)

June 5, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Howie Meeker podcast interview. Part II of II.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Howie Meeker (I of II)

May 31, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

At 86 years of age, Meeker remains candid, vibrant and precise in his comments and assessments. Meeker discusses the state of hockey today, what makes a good skater and much more. The CBC icon and former Maple Leaf Calder Trophy winner and three-time Stanley Cup champion is at his best and knocks Homme de Sept-Iles off his horse more than a few times. A delightful interview and a Montreal Mystique favourite.

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.

NHL Continues to Insult Fans’ Intelligence

May 9, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Really, how long can a league continue to insist on their special sid spin cycle without creating ill will with its customers?

ChiVan Musings and In-Game Scribbles, Game Four

May 7, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Chicago's speed advantage is meaningless in this period. The Canucks interrupt, snipe, neutral-zone trap and just out-hustle the Hawks. Much of it seems to be the places the Hawks choose to dump or pass the puck. They're not seeing the spaces or seams in the zones. Or not going to them. They have to play smarter and not harder to a certain degree.

CBC Canuck Coverage Biased and Bland

May 2, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

I wonder how many critiques of Crosby's game I'll hear about in this series. Will that ratio be greater than complaints about Malkin? Malkin, it might be remembered, is the league-leader in total points and one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy awarded to the league's most valuable player.