Joel Armia is getting rave reviews from his new linemates for the work he’s putting in during rehearsals prior to the 2016-17 NHL season.
His coach, though, has appreciated the big Finnish winger’s performance from the moment Armia made his Winnipeg Jets debut last season.
There’s a tidiness to his game — call it defensive accountability — and Paul Maurice eluded to it earlier in training camp.
The 6-3, 210-pound first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres prides himself on playing a 200-foot game — the way he was trained to play in the small community of Pori, Finland.