The Montreal Canadiens lost 4-1 to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, but the score was still 1-1 six minutes into the third period.
Then, a few seconds later, forward Joel Armia received a stupid penalty in the offensive zone. The Panthers then took advantage of the opportunity, taking a 2-1 lead and never looking back.
“When the score is 1-1 in the third period, anything is possible,” said Renaud Lavoie after the game. How does a veteran like Joel Armia, who is having trouble staying in the National League because he is placed on waivers and no one claims him, take such a penalty in the offensive zone?
“We could forgive him everything if he exploited his talent, but he doesn't. So if you don’t, don’t come out and do what you did against the Panthers to start the third period.”
Maxim Lapierre then made even more scathing comments about the organization and the veteran.
“I'll go further…it's the organization's fault,” he said. If a guy plays one out of every 10 games for 10 years, he has no business being in the lineup. We're really happy when he has a big game, but he doesn't have a problem there, he doesn't have a problem with the players, just like he doesn't have a problem with the Panthers.
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