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Armia could be sleeper in lopsided deal

There are two Winnipeg Jets forwards who, in their draft years, were drawing comparisons to sensational Finnish scoring machine Teemu Selanne.

Patrik Laine, off to a great start to his NHL career with six goals in eight games, is the latest.

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Joel Armia celebrates scoring his first goal of the NHL season Tuesday against the Dallas Stars in Texas.

In 2011, European scouts for several NHL teams were gaga over a shy, lanky kid from Pori, Finland named Joel Armia.

Armia scored 18 goals and added 11 assists in 48 games with Porin Assat (Pori Aces) of the Finnish Elite League during the 2010-11 season, most impressive considering he was all of 17 and battling against men much older and stronger than him.