Expressly Canadian (Game Five)
May 9, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Thoughts while watching the game again in compacted format
Paul Devorski – The People’s Words
May 8, 2010, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Canadiens blurb. Official Triumphalism.
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 Canadian NDP leader Jack Layton. Layton discusses his trip to the Forum, his uncle's tryout for the Habs as a goalie and other unexpected shots on goal from the personable Hudson native.
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?
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