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2019-20 Habs In-Depth Playoff Report Cards

By Sebastian High

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 21: The Philadelphia Flyers shake hands with the Montreal Canadiens after defeating them to win Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 21, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 21: The Philadelphia Flyers shake hands with the Montreal Canadiens after defeating them to win Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 21, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 19: Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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A. Throughout the postseason, Lehkonen played his role to perfection. While it is becoming clear that he will not develop into a scorer as had once been hoped and he will likely continue to miss golden opportunities with painful regularity, he has become an excellent third line, penalty-killing winger. He played 17:24 minutes on average every game, including 3:39 on the PK; when killing penalties with Lehkonen on the ice, the Montreal Canadiens conceded a goal every 9:14 minutes, not bad. It is at even strength, however, where Lehkonen’s value truly shone, and remember, there were a few games where it was his responsibility, along with Phil Danault and <a rel=. . . ARTTURI LEHKONEN

. JOEL ARMIA. A -. From one excellent Finnish bottom-6 winger to another, Joel Armia certainly is a bigger scoring threat than Lehkonen but controls the flow of play a little less effectively. Up until game 5 of the Philadelphia series, I saw many fans voice their disappointment in Armia’s performance, which was fair to an extent. While I don’t think Armia was playing to the best of his abilities, he was still one of the most dependable Montreal Canadiens forwards, which says more about the rest of the forward corps than it does about Armia. The big Finn took 5 minor penalties in the postseason, most of which resulted from avoidable errant sticks. When Armia wasn’t in the box and was killing penalties instead, he was at the top of his game. With Armia on the ice on the PK, the Canadiens allowed just one goal in 22:43 minutes, and to add to that, Armia even potted a shorthanded goal. At even strength, his possession metrics were quite good as well, with the team controlling 54.55% of the shots, 58.94% of the expected goals and scored 70% of the goals. Once Armia was placed on a scoring line along with Nick Suzuki and <a rel=.

. . BRENDAN GALLAGHER. B -. <a rel=

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