Joel Armia in talks to sign a new contract with the Canadiens

Joel Armia isn’t afraid to say it: he wants to stay in Montreal.
The Habs made the decision not to trade him as a rental and to keep him for the playoff race. His defensive importance and puck protection played in his favour, I imagine.
And on that subject, at his end-of-season press conference, Armia said he’d been talking to CH management about a new contract.“I’ve had some discussions (about coming back next year), I really want to be here in the future!”
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