Posts About "Joel Armia"
9 Fantasy Footnotes: Neal, Mantha Among Early Elite
October 14th, 2019 In fantasy sports, we all like to play that armchair general manager role. We like to make our own decisions and do so with our own game plan in place. But it never hurts having some insight to go along with your knowledge of the game. With that, welcome to the fantasy footnotes - just a few minor insights into what is going on in...
Joel Armia Agrees to 2-Year Deal with Canadiens
July 11th, 2019 MONTREAL — Joel Armia signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday afternoon. The contract has an average annual value of US$2.6 million and covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Armia set new career highs for goals (13), power-play...
Canadiens’ Armia Is Just the Right Fit
February 3rd, 2019 Joel Armia joined the Montreal Canadiens via trade with the Winnipeg Jets this past offseason. He was part of a deal that allowed the Jets to shed salary by offloading Steve Mason and his $4.1 million cap hit. The Habs were able to utilize their cap space to their advantage for some assets, and in Armia, the Canadiens got a big body who...
Montreal's Finnish Fraternity, from Niemi to Kotkaniemi
November 21st, 2018 Finland has always punched above its weight in hockey. The nation of 5.5 million people – roughly the same number as the state of Minnesota and about a million fewer than the Greater Toronto Area – has won six medals at the Olympics, 13 at the World Championships, and 14 at the World Juniors, including four golds, most recently on...
Plekanec Goes Out Like He Wanted With Canadiens
November 10th, 2018 The circumstances surrounding Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec’s retirement are far from ideal, for both the player and the organization. It’s nevertheless hard to feel bad for the player, all things considered. Plekanec Plays 1,000 For instance, Plekanec just recently got to play the 1,000th game of an NHL...
Armia Deal with Canadiens a Win for Both Sides
July 15th, 2018 When all is said and done, winger Joel Armia could end up being the Montreal Canadiens’ big July free-agent signee. That statement is more a testament to how underrated the move to trade for him (and Steve Mason’s contract) was by general manager Marc Bergevin than how the only legitimate NHLer the Habs have acquired via...
Canadiens Acquire Armia & Mason From Jets
June 30th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goaltender Steve Mason, forward Joel Armia, a 2019 seventh-round pick and a 2020 fourth-round pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Simon Bourque, the team announced Saturday morning. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1013052339169775616 The 25-year-old Armia was a...
Armia Not as Advertised for Jets, but That's Alright
June 8th, 2018 When the Winnipeg Jets acquired Joel Armia along with Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Brendan Lemieux, and a 2015 first-round pick in exchange for Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian in their blockbuster deal with the Buffalo Sabres more than three years ago, Armia was considered a top prospect, touted mainly for his offensive ability. He was...
Jets Perreault Needs to Pick up the Pace
April 3rd, 2018 Every team needs a player like Mathieu Perreault. He's a solid character, a veteran with good playmaking ability, and a depth scorer who, as advanced statistics prove, makes the players he skates with better. He's also valuable for his versatility and ability to step into any role on any line without missing a beat — usually....
Jets Get First Taste of Adversity with Scheifele Injury
December 29th, 2017 Everything had been going pretty much according to plan for the Winnipeg Jets. Apparently, a little too much so. The Jets, beset by injuries last year in devastating fashion, had gone much of the first half of the season with no crippling injuries. Any time a player went down, his replacement filled in wonderfully. The other shoe was...
Perreault Brings Punch to Jets Fourth Line
December 5th, 2017 Mathieu Perreault playing on the fourth line might not look ideal on paper, but on the ice, it's worked out pretty well for the Winnipeg Jets. After all, they finally have a fourth line that can bury pucks. For as long as the Jets have been the Jets, the goal has been to run three lines that can score. They've managed it...
Jets Good, Bad & Sometimes Ugly Through 7 Games
October 24th, 2017 After seven games, four wins, three losses, moments of jubilation, anxiety, and pure frustration, the Winnipeg Jets have a layoff to reflect on the start to their season. They have a lot to think about. There's the reassuring trend of the top-six forwards getting the job done offensively. There's the unsettling trend of the bottom-six...
Jets Bottom 6 a Disaster Through 5 Games
October 16th, 2017 There are things to be positive about with the Winnipeg Jets after a 3-2-0 start. The play of their bottom-six forwards isn't one of them. For starters, many Jets observers would like to see the Jets get away from a top-six and into a top-nine mentality (i.e. rolling three scoring lines). It's been a goal for the Jets since they...
