He did finish last season playing like this. There were even a number of articles about how his work with a sports psychologist had done wonders.
I can't say I agree with you or disagree but that guy is a mystery. Should we resign a question mark guy? A guy that have every single tool in his toolbox but you might think sometimes he have no tool at all. We let him walk (or trade him), we make an huge mistake or we resign him we make an huge mistake. Flip a coin or let the animal zoo decide, thats where we are now with that guy.
If you want, think about it this way. If we let him go, who takes his place and brings what he brings? He's our #1 guy along the boards, we won't be able to bring in someone with the same skillset.
If I was Armia and I want security, I would want a long term contract, no way I would sign for only two years, that's not the definition of security.
As long as he's not overpaid and not too much term. Habs need to be able to have a b plan if he doesn't deliver for whatever reason. He's paid a lot with his contract by Bergegin and most nights he didn't deserve his salary. But today is now and right now he's a very useful player. I'm not into the discussions you might have with others here about his salary and his term if he's resign. Some might laught if they think Armia will sign for cheap (2,2). We can expect a little raise of salary because his agent knows the market, Armia might want to go ufa next summer. I don't know how other gms think of him. It takes one crazy gm big fan of him. And maybe because of his mental Armia is playing better with the Habs jersey than another jersey. Maybe he's not like Lehkonen, Danault and Kulak.
If he wasn't worth his previous contract then not sure why anyone should expect a raise? On top of which he passed through waivers, meaning every single team out there looked at him and said no thanks. There shouldn't be a lot of confidence that teams out there are in love with him and will lineup with big offers. If a GM out there was a big fan of his, he would've been claimed when he was on waivers or traded for.
He plays much better since the waive. It's like two completely different players. But I get your point.
He was great in the playoff run leading to sc final. He's finding his role and we understand better he's not a 2nd liner.
There's no doubt he's been playing much better, but that doesn't mean he's getting a raise, it just means he'll get actual contract offers, because without the turnaround not even sure he would've gotten a PTO.
This is exactly what I think the deal will be actually
What are you talking about ? Hes not a slow starter but in fact a frustratingly inconsistent player who goes through stretches of great hockey only to follow up with even longer stretches of being utterly disengaged
He had a good half season plus last year, so it's not just being good in a contract year. And incidentally his best year before this year was 2019-2020 which wasn't a contract year, so this whole he only plays well in contract years seems pretty suspect.
Right, but it can be combined with Savard or Evans for someone who will be there long term.
