MONTREAL, QC. — We’ve learned by now that Jacques Martin isn’t the most verbose coach in the NHL. He doesn’t always give the most complete answers when asked questions, and sometimes we as fans question his methods. In some ways, he’s uninteresting. But – dare I say it? – maybe he’s trying to remain a mystery to us.
You may have noticed the notebook he pulls out of his pocket from time to time during games. He seems to need it during especially dramatic moments, not unlike Horatio Caine’s sunglasses on CSI: Miami. (Corpse-appropriate wordplay not included.)
Using secret means that I under no circumstances can tell you about, I’ve been able to recover a few pages that Martin ripped out of his super-secret notebook of secrets. Consider yourselves lucky.
You forgot about 15 pages of “Defence… defence… defence means get them to stay on this side of the blue line.”
Would that note have been written before or after both of Friday’s goals against Buffalo were scored by defencemen?
It was definitely in last year’s regular season notebook. Not sure where he put it this year…
I thought for sure he was sketching. That or making a flip book animation.
Ooohh, a flipbook! I hadn’t thought of that.
Last season, I always imagined that the notes Jacques Demers held when he was on RDS were full of scribbles and drawings.
I thought it was his dinner order … “No more smoked meat! Poutine tonight. Must be firm with Muller!”
You’re forgetting the obvious ones.
Bench the youngsters when we’re down!
Ride Price till his back hurts!
Pure gold Rookie!
You could also add several pages of mathematical calculations to calculate the cost for each Gomez goal.
That explains why JM is always so busy scribbling away.
Best,
Danno
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