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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals

February 24, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

The Centennial swirl is gone, the clowns have swept the streets and the lingering cotton candy aroma is the only reminder.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres

February 18, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hal Gill was traded today.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes

February 14, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Goalies can't take their eyes off the puck to sip soup.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

February 8, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Hey. Choose your sponsors more wisely.

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. 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. St. Louis Blues

January 10, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Fuck Word.

Le Temple De La Renommée Du Hockey (Redux)

January 8, 2012, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Provincial poem.

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.

Poster’s On The Wall

December 31, 2011, by Homme de Sept-Îles

Western Canadien. Encore.

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.

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