Joel Armia is not afraid to say it: he wants to stay in Montreal.
The Canadian made the decision not to exchange it as a rental player and keep it for the series race. Its defensive importance and in washer protection played in its favor, I imagine.
And on this subject, during her end -of -season press conference, Armia said he had jashed the management of the CH for a new contract.
I have the impression that Kent Hughes will treat the case of Armia like that of Jake Evans: here is a contract which is to be taken or to leave and we will not really go higher than that.
Will Armia want to stay at this point? Who knows.
If the CH acts in this way with Armia and Dvorak, maybe it will make sure that the guys will leave or stay. It will depend how greedy they are.
And in the case of Armia, it should not be forgotten that he does not play in the center. It makes it less essential, let’s say.
As long as to speak of Armia, it should be mentioned that in series (and clearly at the end of the season too), he played with a broken hand. This is what affected the velocity of his shots.
But despite everything, like a warrior, he played.
Obviously, it is “less worse” for a player who does not give in finesse, but it still takes a courageous guy to be able to play anyway.
And courageous, in the room, there are quite a few.
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– Selke: The three finalists play in Florida.
– A broken foot for Victor Hedman?
– Jon Cooper remains in Tampa Bay. His family is well there, he will direct Canada to Olympics during the year … and he must want to beat the Panthers of Matthew Tkachuk in 2026. We will see if he will leave in a year.
– Note.
