The team has a significant surplus of attackers, and if youngsters like Joshua Roy, Owen Beck, and Sean Farrell win positions, it will be even worse. (Which we actually wish for)
Suzuki, Gallagher, Anderson, Hoffman, Dvorak, Armia, Dach, Newhook, Evans, Pitlick, Harvey-Pinard, Pezzetta, Caufield, Monahan, Slafkovsky and possibly Owen Beck and Sean Farrell... That's possibly more than 15 forwards, and they obviously can't all play in Montreal.
"I wonder if the Canadiens could send him to Laval. I don't see what they gain at this stage by having Joel Armia take a spot in the lineup. He is what he is, he'll play very well for two games, then he'll disappear. Perhaps not at the beginning of the season, but if Owen Beck has an excellent start to the season, wouldn't it be more beneficial to let him play in this environment with young players where they can make mistakes, learn and develop? Joel Armia is not part of the rebuilding." - Stu Cowan
