Joel Armia

Joel Armia's costly penalty should have resulted in a culture-establishing moment for the Canadiens, but it did not.

The Canadiens had something to prove when they left Montreal for California, and they finally proved it in Ohio.

The Canadiens rookie will miss three months with a lower-body injury that does not require surgery.

Martin St. Louis thoughtfully spoke about what he had learned from the Canadiens' slide and then used those lessons to help them win a game.

One is a rookie making his way in the NHL, another is a veteran looking for his first goal, and the contrast between them is striking.

The goaltender hasn't played since Game 5 of last summer's Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old had surgery on his knee while also recovering from a hip injury.

Through Twitter, the Canadiens also revealed that the injury isn't to the same wrist he injured in 2019. The Canadiens had placed him on injured reserve last Saturday after he played under 13 minutes against the Vegas Golden Knights last Thursday.

We singled out a few young players and spare parts who've stood out for the Canadiens over the last few games as their roster depletes.

Armia has provided the Canadiens with everything they have needed from him throughout the playoffs.

Here are 13 players whose playoff performances we're tracking ahead of their contracts expiring at year's end.

The Montreal Canadiens have a 3-0 series lead on the Winnipeg Jets after a 5-1 victory. Montreal is one win away from the final four.

Ryan Poehling had a front row seat to watch Joel Armia show him what kind of forward he can become in the NHL.

La victoire et le développement ne sont pas nécessairement incompatibles si les joueurs, au quotidien, en soutirent les bons enseignements.

While Joel Armia brings some much-needed qualities to the lineup, Montreal should focus on signing the winger to a short-term deal.

If Jesperi Kotkaniemi plays on a line with Joel Armia in the Canadiens' next preseason game, the pairing will create several compelling storylines and be big news in Pori, Finland.

Considering the cost for acquiring Joel Armia was cap space, which the Canadiens have in spades, adding a young, talented forward was a smart move by Marc Bergevin.

The Canadiens should be using their cap space to their advantage not by signing older, expensive, short-term solutions, but acquiring young, inexpensive ones.