Karine Hains: In Hainsight: Back Down to Earth The Canadiens were given a walloping by the Tampa Bay Lightning last night.

Tampa had a bigger reaction to Stamkos hitting their own player than the Habs on the ice about Guhle getting cheap shotted by Doucherov.

Let's all hope Joel Armia keeps playing like this for at least another year.

He's one of our best players out there, actually fitting quite well with Newhook (who's also looking great).

Let's all hope Joel Armia keeps playing like this for at least another year.

He's one of our best players out there, actually fitting quite well with Newhook (who's also looking great).
- Scabeh

Armia...the enigma.

I know it is mental and not physical with Armia. Can he remain where he is mentally next season? The Armia we see since December...he is worth keeping. The mental mess he was is an worth poop.

Which one do you will you get?

Let's all hope Joel Armia keeps playing like this for at least another year.

He's one of our best players out there, actually fitting quite well with Newhook (who's also looking great).
- Scabeh

Armia / Newhook / Gallagher doing their best to help with secondary scoring, but this should be a 3rd line, not a second.

will give them credit for playing hard, and getting in some secondary scoring.

Armia...the enigma.

I know it is mental and not physical with Armia. Can he remain where he is mentally next season? The Armia we see since December...he is worth keeping. The mental mess he was is an worth poop.

Which one do you will you get?
- Symba007

Yeah, he can be a really solid 3rd line player, able to move up in a pinch (injuries or penalties, etc...). Good on the PK, as well.

I do not see him being bought out or traded over the summer.

Maybe at the TDL, if he remain focused like he has been since returning from Laval.

we just had an earthquake. save me.


EDIT: i'm hearing 4.8 on the mike richter scale.

Yeah, he can be a really solid 3rd line player, able to move up in a pinch (injuries or penalties, etc...). Good on the PK, as well.

I do not see him being bought out or traded over the summer.

Maybe at the TDL, if he remain focused like he has been since returning from Laval.
- Mashadar

if he plays well next season...do you trade him at the TDL or keep him for lets say a 2yrs contract? He will be 31 in May

TRADE OSTI DE CÂLISSE!!!

TRADE OSTI DE CÂLISSE!!!
- fidopro

I think they would also move him...just for a higher return than we expected a few months ago

if he plays well next season...do you trade him at the TDL or keep him for lets say a 2yrs contract? He will be 31 in May
- Symba007

I suspect getting rid of the Gallagher or Anderson contracts might be hard, if impossible, and given some youth are starting to make their way to the NHL, there is no room for Armia regardless of his performance.

If they can trade him, they will.

Or they let him walk.

TRADE OSTI DE CÂLISSE!!!
- fidopro

Tampa had a bigger reaction to Stamkos hitting their own player than the Habs on the ice about Guhle getting cheap shotted by Doucherov.
- Scabeh

Someone summed that up last night..

Someone summed that up last night..
- pete26

I thought it was just another one of his conspiracy theory.

Someone summed that up last night..
- pete26

Were pretty good at muzzling our tuff guys and then complain that we don't react to cheap shots.

Were pretty good at muzzling our tuff guys and then complain that we don't react to cheap shots.
- Fredo

How are we muzzling them?

we just had an earthquake. save me.


EDIT: i'm hearing 4.8 on the mike richter scale.
- kicksave856

saw that online. Hope your tin foil hat is intact!

How are we muzzling them?

- Scabeh

not playing Pez? Did he play last night?

How are we muzzling them?

- Scabeh

Complaining that they take too much bad penalties, female doging that they are more valuable on the ice, sending them to Laval.

2023 Xhekaj would have been all over them last night

saw that online. Hope your tin foil hat is intact!
- Symba007

oh no. are earthquakes conspiracy theory stuff now too?

Complaining that they take too much bad penalties, female doging that they are more valuable on the ice, sending them to Laval.

2023 Xhekaj would have been all over them last night
- Fredo

I think there's a difference between defending your teamates and taking dumb penalties Fred. You can have both.

I think there's a difference between defending your teamates and taking dumb penalties Fred. You can have both.
- Scabeh

Sometimes you gotta accept that an enforcer is going to take some penalties or risk getting injured, but we can't live with that and we have what we have for the last decade at least, very soft teams.

Sometimes you gotta accept that an enforcer is going to take some penalties or risk getting injured, but we can't live with that and we have what we have for the last decade at least, very soft teams.
- Fredo

rolling with 4 dmen after Guhle was out and Xhekaj getting ejected of the game sure would've been great.

rolling with 4 dmen after Guhle was out and Xhekaj getting ejected of the game sure would've been great.
- Pat1993

It really would have hurt our chances to make the playoffs, you're right.

It really would have hurt our chances to make the playoffs, you're right.
- Fredo

no, but it's still a dumb strategy.