Montreal Canadiens: 2 Underrated Players To Watch

The NHL has so many underrated players who deserve far more recognition. In this segment, we will be discussing two from every team in the league. Their overall roles and abilities may differ, but they all share the common theme that they are not as respected as they ought to be.

In this piece, we will be finishing off our 32-team segment with the Montreal Canadiens.

Joel Armia RW: Joel Armia is a solid forward for the Canadiens. In 41 games this regular season, he had a bit of a down year offensively. He scored seven goals and had 14 points, but he is capable of producing more. However, he was still a very solid part of their penalty kill and easily can bounce-back when it comes to production. He showed signs of that during the postseason, as he scored five goals and had eight points in 21 games.

Joel Edmundson D: Joel Edmundson was a fantastic addition for the Canadiens and opposing fans around the league should recognize this more. In 55 games last season, he scored three goals and had 13 points. That certainly was solid production from the backend, but more importantly, he had a +28 rating because of how reliable he was in his own zone. Furthermore, he plays a very heavy game, as evidenced by his 98 hits this season.