Confirmed with Link: Joel Armia signed for 2 years (2.6M AAV)

[Max2]

Jam packed with 3rd and 4th liners. Spin it any way you want

His best season is 14 goals. So keep going

14 goals for a 3rd/4th liner is excellent in today's NHL.

 

[The Great Weal]

No way Lehkonen deserves to make more than this

 

[Max2]

Great signing.I like watching him keep the puck away from the opposition for minutes at a time.If he had more of a scoring touch he could be a 25 goal guy easily.

 

[MistaWa16]

Grood signing, predicting Lehkonen gets around 2m per season for 2 yrs

 

[IcemanTBI]

Very good to hear this, was one of our better players last year.

 

[1909]

As I was expecting. Re-signed before his hearing with the arbitrator.

Next: Lehkonen.... Unless they trade him.

 

[yianik]

Good contract. And Kotkaniemi does the Happy Dance.

 

[BLONG7]

Good deal for the player and the team!!!! We needed him back doe his PK and his size.

 

[Eegs]

Armia is an easy player to cheer for. Sure, wish he could capitalize on more of his chances, but I have no problem with this deal.

 

[the valiant effort]

About what I expected.

It'll be really interesting what happens in 2021 though, with an expansion draft and Montreal having all sorts of roster flexibility.

Flexibility in the sense we have nothing to worry about as far as losing a great player

 

[Natey]

Great deal. Would have given him $3M without batting an eye. Fantastic 200 foot player.

 

[1909]

Habs need a left winger version of Armia, too.

 

[Treb]

This deal will take him to UFA.

Any deal would have taken him to UFA.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Flexibility in the sense we have nothing to worry about as far as losing a great player

More than that.

Players become available at an expansion draft that normally aren't. Montreal's not in the same position as Seattle, but it sets the table for Montreal to make moves to get players. Ideally, if draft exempt guys like Poehling, Suzuki and Brook can establish themselves in the next couple of seasons (maybe Caufield too), Montreal would have a ton of flexibility to get some good pieces at reduced prices.

 

[Holystik]

Great signing.I like watching him keep the puck away from the opposition for minutes at a time.If he had more of a scoring touch he could be a 25 goal guy easily.

If my grandmother had wheels she could have been a bike

 

[flyingkiwi]

Great to see Armia back with you guys. I miss his tenacity with the puck.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Interesting to note that since his contract expires when the expansion draft happens, he wont be picked by seattle and will not need to be protected

 

[Canadienna]

Interesting to note that since his contract expires when the expansion draft happens, he wont be picked by seattle and will not need to be protected

Good point. It's likely intentional, if both parties are interested Armia can resign with Montreal after the expansion draft, and we don't have to use a space to protect him.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Good point. It's likely intentional, if both parties are interested Armia can resign with Montreal after the expansion draft, and we don't have to use a space to protect him.

Armia is not the type of players you protect. Unless your offense suck or you have too many exempt players.

 

[1909]

Same agent than Aho ? That guy owe a big one to Bergevin.

 

[26Mats]

yes, with 23 players, 2 g, 8 d 13 f. capfriendly has Varone listed on the roster so I took out that 700K and then the 1,075,000 saved 3 times for Weise, Alzner and Peca then added in Juulsen and Poehling's cap hit so the number is just close to where we will be depending on how the roster ends up.

I don't really see the point of keeping 8 D though as having just 1 spare forward is not a good idea imo, so I'm wondering if someone gets traded once they see Juulsen is at 100% if that's the case as he may need time in Laval to get back on track.

Don't they also have Lindgren's 750k listed?

 

[Deebs]

Lehkonen signed as well

 

[montreal]

Don't they also have Lindgren's 750k listed?

no, removed it.

 

[cajmonkey]

Nice.

 

[NobleSix]

Always liked Armia, even going back to his Jets days. Good contract.