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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Back Drive Time on a Wednesday afternoon, the four

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock hour here on ESPN seven hundred, talking to Utah

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<v Speaker 1>Mammoth in this segment with none other than Bell Fraser

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<v Speaker 1>of the Salt Lake Tribune. It's at Bell Fraser one

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<v Speaker 1>on social media in the pages or I guess online

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<v Speaker 1>now at Salt Lake Tribune. Bell Fraser. Have you ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen a actual printed version of the Salt Lake Tribune or

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<v Speaker 1>did you miss that?

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<v Speaker 2>I have? We still print on Wednesdays and Sundays. I

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<v Speaker 2>forgot about to get their printed version.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to say, I need to subscribe to

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<v Speaker 1>that just because I get it. It's you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not exactly practical. We all get the stories beforehand online anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's there's something nostalgic. There's a good feel about

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<v Speaker 1>cracking open the paper when when you get your hands online.

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<v Speaker 2>I yeah, I will say selfishly, as a writer, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's cool seeing your name in print, as cool as

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<v Speaker 2>it as it is online. It's fun being able to

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<v Speaker 2>save those.

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<v Speaker 1>Clips for sure, right And I'm sure folks you know

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<v Speaker 1>grandma's or aunts somewhere love clipping your articles and putting

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<v Speaker 1>them somewhere. So Yeah, we'll keep printing them for now

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<v Speaker 1>with days and Sundays on the Salt Lake Tribune every

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<v Speaker 1>other day of course at sltrib dot com. On the

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<v Speaker 1>sports side, bell, let's uh, well, I guess we'll make

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<v Speaker 1>it easy by starting where you're at and on site

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<v Speaker 1>at the Utah Mammoth off season development up in Park City. Correct,

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<v Speaker 1>give us the lowdown from up there and what to

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<v Speaker 1>expect from a bunch of new faces already. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how many of them are on site, how many

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<v Speaker 1>of them you expect to be on site, but man,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of changes. It feels like we're drinking through

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<v Speaker 1>a fire host on the Mammoth off season so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's been a wild week, you know, starting off

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<v Speaker 2>with the NHL Draft, right into development camp and then

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<v Speaker 2>obviously free agency happens yesterday, So a lot of Mamoth

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<v Speaker 2>news this week. But development camps started on Monday. They

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<v Speaker 2>had two on ice sessions at Park City Ice Arena.

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<v Speaker 2>They were split into a forward group and a defenseman group.

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<v Speaker 2>Each session was around two hours, a lot of non

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<v Speaker 2>puck drills, you know, a lot of skating, and then

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<v Speaker 2>in the second half they'd have pucks and more drills

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<v Speaker 2>and tomorrow will be the four on four scrimmage at

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<v Speaker 2>Utah's Olympic Oval, which is not open to the public unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>but these last two practices were and it was really

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<v Speaker 2>cool to see all the fans that came out up

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<v Speaker 2>to Park City to watch these prospects play. I think

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<v Speaker 2>some standouts that were more anticipated names who attended the

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<v Speaker 2>camp this year Colb Woodwen, he was one of their

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<v Speaker 2>first round picks last year. Tijaginla, Daniel Boot, Kayla Danoier,

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<v Speaker 2>he was their fourth overall pick this year, Dimitri Simaschev,

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Robbel, who's the goaltender. So a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>names that people have kind of been following throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>season in their respective leagues finally made it to Utah

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<v Speaker 2>and got to get an uppost view of them. I

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<v Speaker 2>think there were a lot of questions around Tijaginla and

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<v Speaker 2>if he would be able to fully participate, and he

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<v Speaker 2>has been. He revealed that he got double hip surgery

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<v Speaker 2>this year. He got his right hip done in December

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<v Speaker 2>and left hip done in January, and he took the

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<v Speaker 2>year off obviously from the whild to go through rehabilitation,

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<v Speaker 2>did a lot of you know, mental work and video

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<v Speaker 2>work with the development staff with Utah and with the

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<v Speaker 2>Colonna Rockets, who was his team in the junior Canadian leagues,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said that this week at development camp has

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<v Speaker 2>kind of been the first time he's been fully back

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<v Speaker 2>to skating. He wasn't in a non contact jersey, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a good sign, and he said he's feeling good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's doing a lot of work away from the rink after,

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<v Speaker 2>like rolling out and doing different kinds of stretches to

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<v Speaker 2>keep his hips good. He said he feels a little stiff,

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<v Speaker 2>but other than that, really good to be back. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a sigh of relief for Mammoth management

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<v Speaker 2>because he was the sixth overall pick last year, first

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<v Speaker 2>ever pick for this franchise, and will is projected to

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<v Speaker 2>be a really big forward for them in their top

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<v Speaker 2>six eventually, probably maybe not next year, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's been a highlight from dev campas that Tjaginla is okay.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks good, as do a lot of the other

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<v Speaker 2>top prospects.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Tginla in some of the prospects from last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and I like a lot of people here in Utah

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<v Speaker 1>are still kind of learning a little bit more the

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<v Speaker 1>intricacies of the NHL of hockey. You know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the Jazz, you look at NBA, you make

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<v Speaker 1>a draft pick in the association bill, and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times that guy is playing in summer league a

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<v Speaker 1>week later and is contributing, you know, as a player

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<v Speaker 1>that year. Especially with first round draft picks, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>the NHL is much more of a kind of Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>style where you're picking in a draft sometimes nine, ten

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<v Speaker 1>eleven players and well you might see one of the

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<v Speaker 1>first rounders in a year or two. Give me an

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<v Speaker 1>idea how it differs in hockey and how we should

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<v Speaker 1>be looking at some of these prospects and maybe highlight

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<v Speaker 1>one of the or two or three of the rookies

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<v Speaker 1>from this year that we may actually see in coming seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, NHL is different. Like you said, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think fan should be discouraged if you don't see some

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<v Speaker 2>of these prospects in the NHL roster, because teams own

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<v Speaker 2>a player's right for three to four years after they

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<v Speaker 2>get drafted, whether they go the NCAA college hockey route,

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<v Speaker 2>or they go back to Canadian juniors or whatever it

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<v Speaker 2>might be. So if they're not playing next year. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean they're not in the name of system. They

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<v Speaker 2>still are. Everyone's keeping tops on them. But the NHL

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<v Speaker 2>is a big, heavy league, and a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>times management likes these guys to go get a bit

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<v Speaker 2>more experience and get more playing time. You know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're the best guy on your college team, you're playing

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<v Speaker 2>top line minutes, you're playing the power play, penalty kill,

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're developing in all situations, where if you're in

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<v Speaker 2>the NHL or even the AHL, those opportunities kind of

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<v Speaker 2>limit themselves. So a lot of these guys will go

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<v Speaker 2>back for a year or two and kind of get bigger,

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<v Speaker 2>get stronger, Like I said, get a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>situational experience so they're able to come in and make

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<v Speaker 2>a quicker impact. I think it varies for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>first round, second round, third round picks. I think if

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<v Speaker 2>Tijaginla didn't get hip surgery this year and he had

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<v Speaker 2>a full year in the WHL and he was on

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<v Speaker 2>pace for you know, a record season in points, he

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<v Speaker 2>only played around twenty games, but there would have been

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<v Speaker 2>probably bigger conversations about him making the team this year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that is probably the same for Caleb Danoye.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he said he was the fourth overall pick

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<v Speaker 2>this year, so usually those guys can go right away

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<v Speaker 2>or they'll take a year or two. And he said

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to trust Bill Armstrong and management and his

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<v Speaker 2>family and his agent to make the decision on his development.

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<v Speaker 2>That he wants to make the team this year. He

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<v Speaker 2>could go back to the queue with the Monks and

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<v Speaker 2>Wildcats and be their captain, he could commit to an

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<v Speaker 2>NCAA team, but he said he wants to surprise everyone

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<v Speaker 2>and he wants to make the roster. So it really

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<v Speaker 2>is in these players' hands, and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a really competitive training camp because there are limited roster

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<v Speaker 2>spots and they've brought in so many guys, they've drafted

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<v Speaker 2>so many guys, but there are surprises all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Josh Done made it last year and Bill

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<v Speaker 2>and guntherer didn't make it the year before, and now

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of their top fowards, So you really never know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the overarching theme here is fans shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be this courage if you don't see some of these

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<v Speaker 2>names immediately in the roster. It's honestly probably a good

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<v Speaker 2>thing because they're getting better before they make that transition.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it gives those guys time to sit behind some

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<v Speaker 1>already established players on the Utah Mammoth. But that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean they're not making other changes, right. You may not

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<v Speaker 1>see some of these fresh faces for a year or two,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Mammoth are also making moves on the free

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<v Speaker 1>agency and the trade market. I guess it's best to

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<v Speaker 1>just ask about the most recent ones. Mammoth signed a

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<v Speaker 1>former Stanley Cup winner, Nate Schmidt, to a three year

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<v Speaker 1>deal worth ten point five million last night, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>made a bunch of signings in the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>Give us the latest on their free agency acquisitions and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll recap their latest trade real quick as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Ny Schmidt was one of their free agent signings yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a thirty three year old defenseman, one of Stanley

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<v Speaker 2>Cup last year with a Florida Panthers and it was

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<v Speaker 2>really approve it year for him. He was only on

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<v Speaker 2>a one year deal in Florida. It was under a

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars aav and he made his money in the

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<v Speaker 2>postseason and I think that's a big reason why Utah

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<v Speaker 2>brought him in. He went from nineteen points in eighty

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<v Speaker 2>regular season games to twelve points in twenty three playoff

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<v Speaker 2>games and route to the championship. He was a guy

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<v Speaker 2>they had out there in big moments of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll block a shot, you know, he'll take a hit,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll throw a hit, and he put it all on

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<v Speaker 2>the line. I think that you saw that through the

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<v Speaker 2>Florida Panthers lineup. So to get that winning experience and

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<v Speaker 2>mentality in the room is good and also just adds

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<v Speaker 2>defenseman depth because they had so many injuries last year

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<v Speaker 2>and had to call up guys from the AHL and

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<v Speaker 2>pull guys off of waivers. This is just a bit

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<v Speaker 2>more insurance and a guy that's been around the block

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<v Speaker 2>and knows what it takes to win at this level.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Scott Parunovich was the other defenseman they signed.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll probably be more of a seventh eighth defenseman, might

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<v Speaker 2>spend some time in the AHL, but again, just a

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<v Speaker 2>bit more insurance. He's twenty six years old. He signed

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<v Speaker 2>a one year, two way contract where seven hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy five thousand dollars at the NHL level. Then goaltending too.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's an uncertainty around Connor Ingram in his

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<v Speaker 2>situation when he'll be able to rejoin the team. So

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<v Speaker 2>Utah signed Nate Schmid's teammate from Florida v Tech, Vanichek,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nine year old goaltender on a one year, one

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<v Speaker 2>point five million dollar contract, so kind of bridges the gap,

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<v Speaker 2>gives them some more options in net before some of

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<v Speaker 2>their prospects already like Michael Rabbel, who's seen this year

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<v Speaker 2>in development camp, and they hope he's just able to

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<v Speaker 2>go in there and take some of the workload off

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<v Speaker 2>with carell Va Milka. In the last signing, and they

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<v Speaker 2>also sign Kyler Yamamoto, but everyone knows Yamamoto from last year,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll say the last news signing is Brandon tannev

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<v Speaker 2>another veteran, thirty three years old. He's a winger. He

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<v Speaker 2>signed a three year, seven point five million dollar contract.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll probably be a middle six, bottom six player. Bill

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong described his game as having some bang in it.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll fight, he's physical, hull block shots, but he also produces.

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<v Speaker 2>He had twenty two points I believe this year. But

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<v Speaker 2>we talked to him today and he was excited to

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<v Speaker 2>be in Utah. He said he was attracted to the

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<v Speaker 2>team because of their young core, because of the ownership,

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<v Speaker 2>everything that's been going on here the past year, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's looking to just be another one of those voices

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<v Speaker 2>that younger guy can look to. And he brings a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of energy, a lot of bite to the games,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's something that Utah was missing at

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<v Speaker 2>times last season. So not a lot of flashy names

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<v Speaker 2>national news or the national trackers. But it's Bill Armstrong style.

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<v Speaker 2>He was conservative with the Caps. They have around ten

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars left in cap space this year. Is still

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<v Speaker 2>looking to sign restricted free agent Jack mcvain, maybe extend

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<v Speaker 2>Logan Cooley. So he added where they needed to in

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<v Speaker 2>all different positions and didn't overspend on someone that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to give them problems six years down down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>If you sign them to a seven or eight year contract.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've got a run. So we'll be quick

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<v Speaker 1>on this one. Quick reaction of course. JJ peterca one

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<v Speaker 1>of the high scores for the for Buffalo sixty eight

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<v Speaker 1>points last season, a career high. And the big part

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<v Speaker 1>is not just trading for him, but of course the

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<v Speaker 1>agreed upon a five year, thirty eight million dollar extension.

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<v Speaker 1>He would have been a free agent yesterday had that

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<v Speaker 2>Quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>React actually to Paterca and maybe some other trades you

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think Paterca for a while, Buffalo made it

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<v Speaker 2>seem like he wasn't going to be available on the

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<v Speaker 2>trade market. He was going to be a restricted free agent,

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<v Speaker 2>so they still had his rights, but it sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>he kind of forced his way out of Buffalo. Bill

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong said that he started to hear that Paterka might

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<v Speaker 2>he proceeded to continue to make calls and work out

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<v Speaker 2>a deal, and Utah got Paterca in exchange for defenseman

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Kestering and sad Josh Stone. I know that was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty sad for a lot of fans because those guys

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<v Speaker 2>were a big part of the inaugural season, just really

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<v Speaker 2>good human beings. But Armstrong said it to get a

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<v Speaker 2>great player, you have to give up good guys as well,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know that's what serious teams that want to

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<v Speaker 2>win do. I think you know, two of the main

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<v Speaker 2>things about JJ Peturka is his age. He's twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>years old, which matches with Utah's core. You know Logan

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<v Speaker 2>Cooley and Dylan Gunther both twenty one twenty two, So

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<v Speaker 2>Paterka's going to develop and alongside these guys. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>years who's going to be ahead of the team's timeline.

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<v Speaker 2>And from what we've talked about from Buffalo reporters and

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<v Speaker 2>reached the ceiling at all. People think he could have

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<v Speaker 2>a forty goal season one year. He scored twenty seven

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<v Speaker 2>last year. So I think that's really a feeling for

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<v Speaker 2>Utah as well, because he could get better and he

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<v Speaker 2>will get better, and they're signing up on his potential

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<v Speaker 2>as well. So we should be able to talk to

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<v Speaker 2>him tomorrow, I believe, so we'll have more on his

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<v Speaker 2>perspective of the trade and sign but expect him to

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<v Speaker 2>be an important part of Utah's top six next season.

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<v Speaker 1>That is bel Fraser of the Salt Lake Tribune up

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<v Speaker 1>at Park City's development camp for the Utah Mammoths get

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<v Speaker 1>her coverage of it there and at the Salt Lake Tribune.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Belle, awesome, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Always appreciate Bell's time. She is a rookie on the beat.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously it's the first year here for the Utah Mammoth

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<v Speaker 1>here in Salt Lake City, but well second season, but

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<v Speaker 1>she is in her first year covering the Utah Mammoth

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<v Speaker 1>and she's done a really really good job of doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>A good feel of the team and a wealth of

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge on the game of hockey. Always appreciate her time,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll chat with Bell next week when we know

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more on the Utah Mammoth free agency

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<v Speaker 1>trades and the like. She mentioned of course, Jj Paterka

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<v Speaker 1>the trade that they made last week, a player who

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<v Speaker 1>probably a first line caliber player, but from what we understand,

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<v Speaker 1>probably going to be a second line player, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a sixth man Jordan Clarkson, if you will, for the

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<v Speaker 1>Utah Mammoth. As she mentioned, they also sign Yamamoto, Schmidt,

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<v Speaker 1>Tanev Perunovich, a bunch of new faces for Utah. They

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<v Speaker 1>will try to get restricted free agent Jack McBain signed

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<v Speaker 1>as well, So there's still a lot of movement and

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<v Speaker 1>Utah Mammoth will be busy. I think that's something you'll

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<v Speaker 1>probably just have to get used to number one. Hockey

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<v Speaker 1>rosters go and undergo a lot more change than your

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<v Speaker 1>typical like basketball roster. So you folks who are are

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<v Speaker 1>not used to following hockey more like a baseball roster

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<v Speaker 1>where you're seeing farm teams. You're seeing a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>different signings. It's not like the NBA, where you know

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<v Speaker 1>there's not an official G League team, EHL. It goes

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<v Speaker 1>down and down and down, and there's so many players

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<v Speaker 1>that sometimes it's hard to get a track of think

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<v Speaker 1>to Thanks to Bell for reading between the lines on

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<v Speaker 1>that and giving you guys an idea of what players

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<v Speaker 1>you may actually get to see, not only at development camp,

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<v Speaker 1>but in twenty twenty five twenty twenty six with the

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<v Speaker 1>new look Utah Mammoth, who will be a young but

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<v Speaker 1>really talented, talented unit with the aspirations of making a playoff.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of folks think that they are in kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the wild card range, so some postseason hockey not

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<v Speaker 1>out of the question next year here in Utah,