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NHL Utah Announces Offseason Plans

May 29, 2024 at 3:00 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 7 Comments

Speaking with Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, NHL Utah General Manager, Bill Armstrong delves into his thought process heading into the offseason (Subscription Required). Heading into Year 4 of a rebuild that began with the Arizona Coyotes, Armstrong is again looking to supplement the organization’s young core.

Last summer, Armstrong strictly kept to short-term deals, bringing in Alexander Kerfoot, Jason Zucker, Matt Dumba, Nick Bjugstad, and Travis Dermott to no longer than a two-year contract. Judging from his interview with LeBrun, it appears that Armstrong is taking a conservative approach to this year’s free agency when he said, “Just because you have all that cap money doesn’t mean you have to make bad decisions and fill up your cap and all of sudden five years from now when you need the space, you don’t have it. So it’s really important, good decisions, healthy decisions, that can help this group grow and improve the team without sacrificing the future“.

However, with $40MM in cap space thanks to the contract of Jakub Voracek and Bryan Little coming to an end, NHL Utah may be shopping at the higher end of the free agent market this offseason — even if it is on short-term deals. Although they have not been linked to Utah meaningfully, Steven Stamkos, Tyler Toffoli, and Jonathan Marchessault all represent quality options that may be interested in a two- to three-year deal.

Armstrong is also expected to weaponize his cap space via the trade market this summer, telling Lebrun, “We can help them and give them a pick in return, much like we’ve done in the past. There’s going to be a lot of things that come our way because of the simple fact that we can take cap dollars“. Similarly to last offseason, Armstrong was able to flip a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft to secure the signing rights of defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings.

As with any offseason, there are once again going to be cap-strapped teams looking to deal the signing rights of certain players; something Utah will be able to capitalize on. With 13 picks heading into this year’s NHL Draft, Utah may opt to deal from this collection to acquire an NHL-proven player in return.

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  1. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    1 year ago

    Clearly, adding Ryan Graves is the key to sustained success in Utah.

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    • coloredpaper

      1 year ago

      Bet Armstrong will have a short leash if he continues to be conservative. They’ve had quite a number of early picks and still waiting for those impact players to show up.

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    • bucsfan

      1 year ago

      Rakell can play top 6 for them as well

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  2. css 2

    1 year ago

    Step 1: move to Utah

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  3. pawtucket

    1 year ago

    Utah Outlaw Yetis

    Read it twice and tell me it sucks

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    • RipperMagoo

      1 year ago

      It sucks. Utah Gimmick Names

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    • Doghockey

      1 year ago

      Watching you and your fellow goobers yell at each other over your ideas for franchise names is solid gold. Please keep posting! Thank you.

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