In this past regular season, new Los Angeles Kings forward Joel Armia vastly exceeded expectations after he was signed to a two-year, $5 million contract in unrestricted free agency which quickly proved to be a strong value to the team.
When the Los Angeles Kings signed Joel Armia in free agency, the move brought depth to their lineup, one that would improve the penalty kill and give the organization another dependable veteran capable of playing in challenging circumstances.
Things are buzzing in Southern California after the Los Angeles Kings have clinched a playoff berth for a fifth straight season. Now, it’s a matter of who they will play.
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Some veteran reinforcements are returning to Hollywood. The Los Angeles Kings announced that the team has activated forward Joel Armia from injured reserve.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Over the last few weeks, the Los Angeles Kings have climbed back into a postseason spot while dealing with multiple injuries to their forward corps. They’ll get some reinforcements for tomorrow.
The Kings announced a series of roster moves today as a response to lingering injury issues, with team reporter Zach Dooley writing that multiple players on the roster are “questionable” for tonight’s game.
A key veteran is going to be on the shelf for a few more days, at least. On Monday, the Los Angeles Kings placed forward Joel Armia on injured reserve.
Los Angeles Kings forward Joel Armia left Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers and did not return due to an upper-body injury. The Kings announced the reason for Armia’s departure midway through the second period of Thursday’s game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Team Finland made a bit of Olympic history on Saturday as it turned in a dominant performance.
The Los Angeles Kings have made the playoffs in each of the past four seasons, and they’re currently in a dog fight to extend that streak to five seasons.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
A versatile center is set to return to the lineup. When speaking to the media, Los Angeles Kings head coach Jim Hiller confirmed that forward Joel Armia will be back in the lineup on Friday night, when the team hosts the Anaheim Ducks.
Throughout a relatively underwhelming offseason for a team with high aspirations, the inability to make the necessary moves to help reach them has caused
Joel Armia scored two goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row following a 2-3-3 stretch.
Originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, Joel Armia was a 16th overall selection back in 2011, and though it never worked out with the Sabres, nor the Winnipeg Jets, he developed into a defensive cog for the Canadiens, with a bit of scoring touch.
There is still time for these teams to change their offseason, and one big trade can still impact things, but through the first week, these teams have dropped the ball. So far.
Joel Armia is no longer with the Canadiens. The veteran will continue his career in Los Angeles after signing a two-year contract ($2.5 million per year) with the Kings.
Joel Armia isn’t afraid to say it: he wants to stay in Montreal. The Habs made the decision not to trade him as a rental and to keep him for the playoff race.
Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has a very difficult balancing act lying ahead of him in the final few games before the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline.
The Habs expect that at his price point and production level, Evans will be attractive to contenders who don’t have a lot of cap space.
We have an interesting announcement involving Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia. Few people would have predicted such a scenario, but Finland has just announced that Armia will be back in the lineup today and that the excellent Teuvo Teravainen will be the one to sit out.
Joel Armia's short-handed goal late in the third period gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. With the Sharks on a power play at 15:56 of the third period, Armia and Jake Evans broke out in the other direction with a two-on-one rush.
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia sealed a 3-1 road victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday with his 100th career goal into an empty net. The Finnish forward, who was selected to his nation’s team at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament, now has eight goals and 20 points through 44 games and is on pace for a career season.
In addition to being versatile and effective across 200 feet, Armia has 18 points in 37 games despite limited ice time.
It's no secret that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton have been active on the trade market recently, and here's another intriguing tidbit. During a recent interview on the excellent Tony Marinaro podcast, the well-known Pierre McGuire shared some fascinating news.
Just under a year ago, Joel Armia was one of the Canadiens’ biggest problems. The forward, who still had two years left on his contract at $3.4 million a year, wasn’t delivering the goods to the point where he was traded to the waivers before the start of the campaign.
Joel Armia is a recently transformed player. He’s constantly on the scoresheet, yes, but it’s his efforts that are noteworthy. That’s what’s been missing, because with his talent, he belongs in the NHL.
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