Totally forgot about him. Not on purpose either.
Armia was slow to get used to the team last year. This year he was slow again, but the last 2-3 games supposedly he has done well. I haven't watched the games myself, but apparently he's a threat whenever he's on the ice. Too bad he's not playing with talent as good as him. Lacks intensity, but the talent is there. Makes wizard passes to linemates that can't handle them. He broke a pane of board glass last practice. He had 1 G 1 A and 5 shots last game, which was the first Moose win.
This year I'd expect Thomas Raffl to be the first callup, maybe with Armia next. Raffl is injured however. Armia needs waivers next fall, so I'd expect him to get a look at some point. He's going to need an injury or two above him for that to happen.
As you guys know, all Armia needs to do is play with a bit more passion for the game.
Lemieux signed with us in July. looked pretty good in camp, but obviously needs more seasoning. He seems to be good at this:
Even if he did impress during camp, the odds were extremely low he was going to stick around. We were already adding youth F (Copp, Petan and Ehlers who had a combined 1 NHL GP), and the Jets almost always send guys down for their second junior season, unless they're AHL eligible which Brendan is not. The only exception to this rule is Nikolaj Ehlers and it would be pretty dumb to send him down this year.
In preseason Lemieux well behaved with regards to taking penalties, but certainly threw around his body and agitated. Pretty sure he drew more penalties than he took, which is a major concern for a player like him. I think he only had two games, which is a very small sample.
I'd expect the son of Claude to start his next season on the Moose. The Jets have a glut of LW and there's no reason to rush him.