"Landing Sergachev in a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning was just the start of what Utah did in the offseason. In total, the UHC added five players who added an extra $19 million in salary cap space -- another sign that the Smiths were willing to spend on a franchise that had historically had miserly ownership when it was in Arizona."
"As GM of the Arizona Coyotes, Armstrong was charged with trying to build a franchise while remaining conservative in how he spent salary cap space -- for a franchise that historically had mountains of it, but worked to stay near the cap floor."
"You don't want to come in right at the beginning and throw and push above where we are as a team," Smith said, indicating a cautious yet progressive approach to team development.
"Sergachev's arrival speaks to those aspirations. He's a 26-year-old, two-time Stanley Cup winner that can log heavy minutes, create offense in one end, disrupt it in another, quarterback a power play."
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