Player Discussion Joel Armia turnaround year?

[azcanuck]

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Subject: Armia, Danault

Student: Mrb1p

Final Grade: D

Comments: The student needs to spend more time watching hockey instead of arguing with the social misfits.

Armia and Danault are 1st round talents finally finding their stride and that should be obvious to even the most casual hockey fan.

Hey who you calling "social misfits"?

 

[Frankc]

Sometimes good things can come out of an injury to a key player. I love Armia and I believe he has another gear but during his absence it will give an opportunity to Suzuki to be on the second line on a more offensive line. Domi is playing well lately and it will be a good occasion for Suzuki to start showing his shots since he'll be on the wing.

Also, KK is coming back on the 3rs line with Cousins/Weal.. it will be interesting to see where his progression is and if he need some time in the AHL. The habs management will have the chance to evaluate how he does compare to Suzuki who was centering the same two guys.

 

[The Great Weal]

f*** sakes man he was doing so well

 

[admiralcadillac]

Hopefully Poehling fits in Armia’s spot and Suzuki and Kotkaniemi can slot in as Centers.

 

[1909]

As per RDS

L'attaquant Jesperi Kotkaniemi, du Canadien de Montréal, effectuera un retour au jeu samedi face au Lightning de Tampa Bay, tandis que Joel Armia sera absent pour plusieurs semaines.

Armia out for a few weeks.

Armia out for A week, not few.

 

[Holystik]

Armia out for A week, not few.

On RDS it says "pour plusieurs semaines"
Which means "for many/multiple weeks".
Just reporting what their morning article says.

 

[angusyoung]

Suspect it could be a hairline fracture to the radius by the replay shown, week to week.

 

[26Mats]

Hopefully Poehling fits in Armia’s spot and Suzuki and Kotkaniemi can slot in as Centers.

Julien keeping Poehling on the 4th, going with Weal and Cousins over him in the top 9. Sigh

 

[The Real Timo]

Can’t wait to see what other depp players Habs have to replace Armia with

 

[The Real Timo]

Hopefully Poehling fits in Armia’s spot and Suzuki and Kotkaniemi can slot in as Centers.

haha. Good one. Jordan Weal will be taking Armia’s spot.

 

[The Real Timo]

Suspect it could be a hairline fracture to the radius by the replay shown, week to week.

terrible news. I believe Habs are going to miss Armia more than Drouin.

 

[Whitesnake]

This team will feel Armia's absence WAY more than they did with Byron and maybe even Drouin....

 

[26Mats]

haha. Good one. Jordan Weal will be taking Armia’s spot.

It's so freakin annoying that Julien has Weal in the top 9 over Poehling. argh...

 

[HuGo Sham]

f***ing beaulieu

 

[scrubadam]

January going to be a tough month but 8 home games out of 12. If we can survive through that Drouin/Armia/Byron should all be back.

 

[The Real Timo]

January going to be a tough month but 8 home games out of 12. If we can survive through that Drouin/Armia/Byron should all be back.

When IS Drouin supposed to be back. Seems like it's been quite a few weeks now. Do they even have a timetable for his return yet?

 

[The Real Timo]

It's so freakin annoying that Julien has Weal in the top 9 over Poehling. argh...

Would be interested to see where KK slots in as, according to RDS, he is supposed to be back against the Lightning.

 

[scrubadam]

When IS Drouin supposed to be back. Seems like it's been quite a few weeks now. Do they even have a timetable for his return yet?

Last I heard was late January.

 

[The Real Timo]

Last I heard was late January.

So that's another 13 games or so... and hopefully it's the Drouin that was there in the beginning of the season that comes back.

 

[The Real Timo]

This team will feel Armia's absence WAY more than they did with Byron and maybe even Drouin....

I totally think so too... the ONLY guy with size up front.

 

[26Mats]

Would be interested to see where KK slots in as, according to RDS, he is supposed to be back against the Lightning.

In practice today, Clode had it, as expected:

Tatar Danault Gallagher
Lehkonen Domi Suzuki
Cousins KK Weal
Poehling Thompson Barber

 

[26Mats]

I totally think so too... the ONLY guy with size up front.

aside from Poehling...

 

[Schwang]

aside from Poehling...

Still don’t know why they don’t add Vejdemo. He’s probably the closest guy they have to Armia, except faster.

 

[azcanuck]

When IS Drouin supposed to be back. Seems like it's been quite a few weeks now. Do they even have a timetable for his return yet?

He's in week 8 of his 8-10 week timetable. Just started skating.

 

[azcanuck]

In practice today, Clode had it, as expected:

Tatar Danault Gallagher
Lehkonen Domi Suzuki
Cousins KK Weal
Poehling Thompson Barber

How we win with Barber and Weal both togeather on an NHL team is beyond me.