Armia (upper-body) will be back in the Canadiens lineup on Sunday.
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Joel Armia
Age: 32Position: R
TOI
26%
Fantasy
36%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
65%
Assists
40%
Power-Play
44%
SOG
46%
Plus/Minus
63%
Hits
47%
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Armia (upper-body) will be out until the NHL All-Star break.
Armia has three goals, four assists, 56 SOG and a -7 plus/minus through 32 games this season but will now be out until after the All-Star break as he deals with an injury for the second time this season. He has been placed on the injured reserve retroactive to January 15th for an upper-body injury.
Joel Armia has been placed on the injured reserve (upper body).
Armia has three goals, four assists, 56 SOG and a -7 plus/minus through 32 games this season but will now be forced to miss time for the second time this season as he deals with an upper-body injury. He has been placed on the injured reserve retroactive to January 15th.
Line Change
Joel Armia will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Nashville.
Armia will be the odd man out and head to the press box as a healthy scratch as Anthony Richard rejoins the Canadiens' lineup Tuesday vs. Nashville. The 29-year-old has struggled to make an impact at all this season, with three assists, 45 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 26 games.
Armia (upper-body) will not play Tuesday vs. the Devils.
Armia is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. New Jersey. Juraj Slafkovský has served his two-game suspension and will draw back into the Canadiens lineup to replace Armia.
Line Change
Joel Armia will make his season debut for the Canadians Saturday vs. Florida
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The Canadiens have played Joel Armia (upper-body) on IR.
The Canadiens announced on Sunday that Armia will miss one-to-two weeks, so moving him to IR means he'll for sure miss seven days. Juraj Slafkovsky will open the season with the Canadiens, which could change once Armia is back and in need of a roster spot.
Armia is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Missing one to two weeks would mean that Armia would miss at least three games. The injury opens the door for No.1 overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky to start the season with the Canadiens.
Armia has been granted a leave of absence for personal reasons.
Armia has travelled back to Finland to attend to some personal reasons, so he will not play Tuesday vs. the Wild. It's unclear when Armia will be back with the team but Mathieu Perreault will replace him in Tuesday's game.
Armia cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play on Tuesday.
Armia missed seven games while in COVID-19 protocol but was on the ice for Monday's practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Devils. Armia skated in the bottom-6 in Monday's session and has not scored a goal in 16 games.
The Canadiens have added Joel Armia to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Armia and Cole Caufield were added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday, so look for Michael Pezzetta and someone from the taxi squad to enter the lineup in Dallas.
Armia (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
Armia missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury but is expected to replace Jake Evans (undisclosed) in the lineup on Saturday. Armia has one goal and four assists in 26 games this season.
The Canadiens have signed Joel Armia to a four-year, $13.4 million contract extension.
Armia has become a versatile part of the Canadiens' middle-6 in recent years and signs a nice $3.35M AAV extension the day before free agency. Armia's offence fell off a bit in 2021 but has averaged 19 goals and 16 assists (35 points) per 82-games in his three years in Montreal.
Armia (COVID-19) is expected to draw back into the Canadiens lineup for Game 2.
Armia took warmups but will be scratched in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Armia (COVID-19) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Armia has been cleared from COVID-19 protocol and is travelling to Tampa; will be a game-time decision for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.
Armia was added to the COVID-19 protocol list and did not travel to Tampa for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Armia (COVID-19) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Wednesday.
Armia has been sidelined by COVID-19 since mArch 20th but will play Wednesday vs. the Flames. Armia skated in the top-6 with Nick Suzuki and Tyler Toffoli in the morning skate, so he'll have a prime opportunity to put up some points vs. Calgary.
Armia has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not play Monday.