The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

April 7, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

This is also my last game (though it won't be).

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes

April 5, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

More silence. What kind of rink is this.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

April 4, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

We're fire across the flowers and blue blood gone wild in ice gardens of desire. It's a game and means nothing. It's nothing and means everything. All and none. Finity and infinity.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals

March 31, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hockey’s weathermen.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

March 30, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Where was this in the first? (It's a Kilgour's night)

Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers

March 28, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Symmetry is a pyramid. Atop is a lion. Son nom est Maurice. Ou Guy. Ou Jean. (And a visit from Le Pilote)

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

March 24, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hate em, sure. But they've always been cool.

Le Temple De La Renommée Du Hockey (Redux)

January 8, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Provincial poem.

Poster’s On The Wall

December 31, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Western Canadien. Encore.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks

December 21, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Byfuglien should still be a Hawk.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

December 19, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Montreal, Boston. The embers are always there.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings

December 3, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Don’t be shocked if the Kings are in the conference finals.

Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks

December 2, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Price will arrive at some point in the next two seasons.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks

December 1, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Offence, offence, offence. The Ducks quack and circle, spitting pucks and cracking shells

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. Phoenix Coyotes

November 11, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

My brain is a jumbalo fugue right now. Mostly fed but awfully fleep. And beeple.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers

November 10, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

This is hockey at its best. Pause, rush, rip and roar, the seams stretch but don’t tear. Cole across. Cuts. He has what he wants. Pointblank crossing the low slot. And Khabibulin sees and stops all tonight. What saves and what concentration. He’s maude mad marionette to the maven named puck.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

November 5, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Darche likes Eller. No surprise.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators

November 4, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Ottawa is like a game and lame small-purse boxer, lurching in front of his home crowd, his girl screeching in the first row and seagulls wheeling on the wharf overhead. For nearly twenty seconds, they nearly capsize the Habs.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

October 29, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Love is typing on a poor keyboard.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

October 27, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Canadiens flit fleet in the slot. Thomas flubbles and weaves, rolling and low and then back up again. Plekanec’ shot from the high slot just misses the crossbar.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

October 26, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Straw bonfire giveaway. Eller. Right at the stoop. Crackle and a rusted laugh. Just wide. Bryzgalov is spared. And the bay moon still has to set.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers

October 24, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Cole is able to stand, in the wind and back to the cutlasses, reliant on his husk and grim stance. Nobody can knock him down. This time.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

October 22, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Toronto fearsome. Off the post. And Gill falls. Price scrambles back. Everyone in sync, all men for one crest. And we waited six games for this.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

October 20, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Meanwhile, back in Canada, ball hockey continues to be prohibited.