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FINNISH FLASH on radar

Joel Armia is getting rave reviews from his new linemates for the work he’s putting in during rehearsals prior to the 2016-17 NHL season.

His coach, though, has appreciated the big Finnish winger’s performance from the moment Armia made his Winnipeg Jets debut last season.

There’s a tidiness to his game — call it defensive accountability — and Paul Maurice eluded to it earlier in training camp.

The 6-3, 210-pound first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres prides himself on playing a 200-foot game — the way he was trained to play in the small community of Pori, Finland.