GM Bill Armstrong on Utah's approach to NHL trade deadline: 'I don't think we're a buyer, I don't think we're a seller; we're somewhere in between'

General manager Bill Armstrong said his players' performance will decide what Utah Hockey Club does at the trade deadline.

Utah Hockey Club is one example of why. They have no intention of being sellers if they can avoid it. They feel they’re still in the playoff race in the West, trying to chase down the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames for the last playoff spot.

The Utah Hockey Club continue to hang around the playoff picture in the Western Conference, and the front office is not looking to sell.

The Utah Hockey Club signed Olli Määttä to a three-year extension with an average annual value of $3.5 million.

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With the NHL Trade Deadline only four days away, the rumor mill is heating up. For the Utah Hockey Club, there are a lot of rumors circulating around them. They are in the hunt for a wild card spot and will want to improve their team to push themselves into that final spot.

It is now five days until the NHL’s trade deadline, which takes place this Friday, March 7th and the Utah Hockey Club must soon decide if they will acquire players to bolster the roster for a playoff push,