Got a good feeling about him as well...that was until I realized he's probably going to play with Plekanec lol@417 This is your guy! I have a good feeling.
Jokes lol
Got a good feeling about him as well...that was until I realized he's probably going to play with Plekanec lol@417 This is your guy! I have a good feeling.
10min TOI, ~40% OZ starts, 29 points. How it's possible not to see him breaking 40 points with bigger role ?He will play sound safe defence and earn you 5-10 goals that you had no business getting on great individual efforts, but I don’t see him breaking 40points.
This is so funny. The Habs got him for a cap dump, Bourque, and two picks that won't amount to anything?
Can Toews be had for a similar price?
William Karlsson?
When ?
Ignore my post. I thought I was on Armia’s page and apparently I was on William Karlsson’s page. It seemed too good to be true
LeClair didn't truly break out until he was playing on a line with Lindros and Renberg. With today's Habs, Armia will likely be playing with Plekanec and Deslauriers. There's no break-out happening there.This kid kind or reminds me of John Leclair. I hope he busts out at age 25 like Leclair as well! He is a big body that has some goal scoring ability and has not had opportunity in a top 6 NHL role yet. Leclair was a 0.50 pts/game player prior to the trade to the Flyers but boy did he ever bust out from age 25-30 when he started to get more ice time and opportunity.
Not saying Armia will turn into a Leclair but they have similar size and style of game IMO. And both players are changing teams at the age of 25 where Armia stands to get more ice time, just like Leclair did when he went to the Flyers.
LeClair didn't truly break out until he was playing on a line with Lindros and Renberg. With today's Habs, Armia will likely be playing with Plekanec and Deslauriers. There's no break-out happening there.
LeClair didn't truly break out until he was playing on a line with Lindros and Renberg. With today's Habs, Armia will likely be playing with Plekanec and Deslauriers. There's no break-out happening there.
This kid kind or reminds me of John Leclair. I hope he busts out at age 25 like Leclair as well! He is a big body that has some goal scoring ability and has not had opportunity in a top 6 NHL role yet. Leclair was a 0.50 pts/game player prior to the trade to the Flyers but boy did he ever bust out from age 25-30 when he started to get more ice time and opportunity.
Not saying Armia will turn into a Leclair but they have similar size and style of game IMO. And both players are changing teams at the age of 25 where Armia stands to get more ice time, just like Leclair did when he went to the Flyers.
Man I remember when big John was winding up a great season for Montreal, and I loved watching him out there. He beat the **** out of a couple of Sabres near the end of the year , and he was starting to get a nose for the net. I thought, 'no way they trade this stud', then voila. We need another Johnny LeClair.
I can see Armia being a very good player for us in the next 5 years. We got him at a perfect time IMO. I expect him to produce from age 25-30. He has the tools and size to be successful. All he needs is more ice time and opportunity which he will get with the Habs
I expect both Plekanec and Deslauriers to wind up on the second line (well, Pleks at the very least)Deslaurier is Montreal's 9th best winger (not including Drouin), Armia is probably the 2nd best right shot winger on the roster. I'm not sure why Julien will play Deslaurier more than he did last year.
I expect both Plekanec and Deslauriers to wind up on the second line (well, Pleks at the very least)
I expect both Plekanec and Deslauriers to wind up on the second line (well, Pleks at the very least)
I know darn well that Plekanec won't be our #2 center? Really? With this coach? Please. The only way Pleks doesn't become our #2 center next season is if he becomes our #1 center instead. Anyone who thinks that Julien is going to limit his minutes is delusional. He will be Julien's most-utilized forward. Take it to the bank.Why are you writing that kind of stuff..... ? You know darn well it won't happen.
I know people like to trash Julien and liken him to Therrien, but apart from coming to the reasonable conclusion that DLR isn't great, he's been fine with how he plays guys. He didn't play Deslaurier much last season and had Plekanec as 3rd line guy, I'm not sure why that will magically change this season.
**** no, I couldn't disagree more, can't ****ing stand what he's done with the players. Putting Scherbak with waivers Shaw, DLR with Galchenyuk, not playing Carr, Jerabek, DLR when it was clear the season was lost. **** him, can't wait till he's fired.
Who was Scherbak going to take a spot from? Jerabek was traded, but not playing him wasn't a massive deal. Carr I didn't like, but Montreal had a lot of decent wingers (and still does).
And I'm confused, are you complaining that he played DLR up the line-up with Galchenyuk (getting more playing time) and that he didn't play DLR up the line-up?
There are exactly zero coaches that will play players the way fans will like. But there was no egregious mess ups like under Therrien.