Armia is a UFA after this season. Martin St. Louis has talked about his resurgence. How he is a key contributor. Well, the Canadiens need to start negotiating with him or there’s always a risk with the cap rising that some team will offer him stupid money. Kent Hughes can get ahead of this now before it becomes something bigger.

The Montreal Canadiens will welcome the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre tonight and Martin St-Louis' men will try to avoid a fourth loss in a row while facing legendary goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury for one last time at home.

Armia picked up an assist, fired three shots on goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning.

Armia scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. He finished with two shots on net, one block and eight hits. Montreal got goals from three of its lines in winning for the fifth time in the last six games.

Jakub Dobes made 32 saves and Alex Newhook scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 road win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Also in this week's notebook, Lane Hutson's self-evaluation, the second line's emergence and an update on an under-the-radar prospect.

Alex Newhook's deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

As a Canadiens fan, it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement surrounding names like Lane Hutson, Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, or Juraj Slafkovsky. Even the mention of Ivan ...

On Sunday, the team's wives and girlfriends gathered to celebrate three expectant moms: Emma Fortin (wife of Brendan Gallagher), Paola Anderson (wife of Josh Anderson) and Emilia Armia (wife of Joel Aria). The moms-to-be attended a floral-themed baby ...

Joel Armia is a professional. He knows who he is and he performs his job very well. With the Canadiens hovering around the playoff bubble, have expectations changed for Armia? Related: Once Upon A ...

Joel Armia is a professional. He knows who he is and he performs his job very well. With the Canadiens hovering around the playoff bubble, have expectations changed for Armia? Related: Once Upon A Time At The World Junior Championship: Joel Armia By just ...

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine’s fiancee, Jordan Leigh, attended the joint baby shower of Josh Anderson's wife, Paola, Brendan Gallagher's wife, Emma, and Joel Armia's wife, Emilia.