The skinny
After demonstrating some serious skill hanging onto the puck and setting a new career high in goals in his first campaign in Montreal, Armia inked a two-year deal with the Habs and set off to take his game to new heights. The Finnish forward started the season off with a splash, scoring both a shorthanded goal and a power play marker in the same period in the Canadiens' third game of the season in Buffalo - the first of six multi-point outings for Armia in 2019-20.
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Despite missing 11 games from December 23-January 16 with a hand injury, Armia set new career highs in goals (16) and points (30). The 6-foot-4, 213-pounder closed out the season in first on the team with three shorthanded goals, was the Canadiens forward with the most hits (146) and takeaways (47), and finished sixth overall on the team with 155 shots.
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Playoff punditry
Armia provided some serious depth for the Canadiens in the postseason, seeing significant playing time on both the power play (2:24/game) and penalty kill (2:10/game). He was deployed for over 20 minutes in a contest on two occasions, and led the Canadiens with a plus-5 differential. His five points (3G, 2A) in 10 games were tied for third on the Habs, and he finished with the second-most shots for Montreal with 27. He also scored the Canadiens' only shorthanded goal of the playoffs as part of a two-goal night in Game 5's 5-3 win over the Flyers on August 19.
Goal of the year
They said it
"I know I can play a lot better. I'm just trying to work every night, and trying to do my best. I know I haven't been scoring, but there have been a lot of guys on our team who have been stepping up and scoring - our young guys. I'm just trying to work every night and do my best, and I know I'll produce something along the way." -Armia, in a press conference prior to the start of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Flyers
