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Montreal Canadiens: Five Hypothetical Joel Armia Trades

By Ken MacMillan

Apr 13, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Montreal Canadiens right wing Joel Armia. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Montreal Canadiens right wing Joel Armia. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 26, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Florida Panthers right wing Patric Hornqvist. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Florida Panthers right wing Patric Hornqvist. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers are admittedly not the perfect destination for Joel Armia, but there is a trade that might make sense for both sides. Armia broke into the league with the Winnipeg Jets and their head coach at the time was Paul Maurice.

Paul Maurice was just hired by the Florida Panthers to be their head coach. So there is some familiarity between the two. Armia wasn’t a top line scorer or anything at that time, but he showed plenty of promise and Maurice would recall his versatility and defensive game.

The problem is, the Panthers are already in cap trouble and need some help heading into next season. The only way they would be interested in an Armia trade is if it actually saves them money next season.

The Canadiens could accommodate that by taking Patric Hornqvist back in the trade. He is also a right winger but has just one year left on his contract at $5.3 million. He scored just 28 points in 65 games last season.

An Armia for Hornqvist swap would cost the Canadiens almost an extra $2 million next season, but save them the final two years of Armia’s three year contract.

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