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Joel Armia has been diagnosed with a concussion after Tyler Myers hit

With under three minutes to go in a 7-3 game, Tyler Myers landed a heavy hit of Joel Armia in the neutral zone. Raising him upper body on the play, Myers caught an unsuspecting Armia. Myers was sent out of the game with a five-minute major and a match penalty to go along with it.

Tyler Myers with a garbage blindside hit on Joel Armia, five minute major for the Canucks D. pic.twitter.com/WvzkerwblX

— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) January 22, 2021

After the game, Claude Julien announced that Armia was diagnosed with a concussion, and will miss some time.