{"id":64517,"date":"2019-12-27T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=64517"},"modified":"2019-12-27T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T16:30:48","slug":"montreal-canadiens-joel-armia-and-paul-byron-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/12\/27\/montreal-canadiens-joel-armia-and-paul-byron-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia and Paul Byron Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> have announced that they will be without <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/armiajo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Armia<\/a><\/strong> and Paul Byron for the next few weeks. They are both listed as week-to-week. This is bad news, however, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kotkaje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesperi Kotkaniemi<\/a> <\/strong>will be returning to the lineup to provide a spark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/juliecl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude Julien<\/a> confirme que <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/armiajo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Armia<\/a> et Paul Byron sont \u00e9valu\u00e9s sur une base hebdomadaire.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Julien confirms that Joel Armia and Paul Byron are both week-to-week with their respective injuries.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ymS36UqGZP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ymS36UqGZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/1210588948235456514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Joel Armia Out for the Montreal Canadiens<\/h2>\n<p>Armia was injured on December 23rd in the Canadiens 6-2 victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>. Armia took a crosscheck to the wrist from Jets defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/beaulna01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan Beaulieu<\/a><\/strong> with just over seven minutes remaining in the second period. He finished his shift, however, left the game and did not return. In 35 games this season, Armia has scored 12 goals and has also added nine assists for 21 points.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, over his career, the 26-year-old has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>, Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens. He has scored 51 goals and 51 assists in 272 games. Armia was drafted in the first round, 16th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n<h3>Huge Loss for the Canadiens<\/h3>\n<p>Losing Armia for any length of time is a massive blow to the Canadiens. The Canadiens&#8217; depth will be tested even further as they have struggled with injuries this season. Already without <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byronpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Byron <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Drouin<\/a><\/strong>, the loss of Armia is certainly going to be felt in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Armia is currently having a career year as he is on pace to obliterate all his personal bests. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/12\/20\/joel-armia-proving-to-be-a-swiss-army-knife-for-the-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">become a swiss army knife<\/a> for the Canadiens while also playing on both special teams. His absence will be tough to fill for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>With Armia out, young players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/suzukni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Suzuki<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/poehlry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Poehling<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/domima01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Domi<\/a><\/strong> will be leaned on even more. Suzuki has been looking outstanding in his first year with the Habs and may get the bump up to the second line next to Domi. Poehling is finding his game in his recent call-up and Domi has been on fire in December after having a lacklustre November. It will be interesting to see if the Canadiens can continue their winning ways with all the injuries. The Canadiens are currently holding onto third in the Atlantic Division.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Canadiens&#8217; next game will be on Saturday, December 28th as they visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"9-eOjrVmRlZNhPOx2CSc3Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1194988025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9-eOjrVmRlZNhPOx2CSc3Q',sig:'rG-yb-nVKaX43zOdSYIWDSAxeinXFnRgQvjrkmZyqiU=',w:'594px',h:'475px',items:'1194988025',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have announced that they will be without Joel Armia and Paul Byron for the next few weeks. They are both listed as week-to-week. This is bad news, however, Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be returning to the lineup to provide a spark. Claude Julien confirme que Joel Armia et Paul Byron sont \u00e9valu\u00e9s sur [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2506,"featured_media":64524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,34],"tags":[2712,1425,585,174,152,949,946],"class_list":["post-64517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadiens","category-news","tag-jesperi-kotkaniemi","tag-joel-armia","tag-jonathan-drouin","tag-max-domi","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-nick-suzuki","tag-ryan-poehling"],"modified_by":"Alex Metzger, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2506"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}