Utah Mammoth GM Bill Armstrong (10/28/25)

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Bob Stauffer 0:00

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Who is Bill Armstrong and why is he joining Oilers Now today?

Bob Stauffer 0:32

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Bob Stauffer 1:23

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Bill Armstrong 2:13

Well it's it's uh it's it's great for us. I mean I think that people have to understand we've been we've been battling internally and you know everybody, you know, in the rebuild and putting a lot of pressure on ourselves to be a lot better every year and you know for us to kinda come out and have a little burst of of winning is a good thing for the for for our players, their organization, our fans, you know, you you can kinda kinda kinda see what's coming in the future.

How did the Utah Mammoth franchise get started and what challenges did the first season bring?

Bill Armstrong 2:35

Um it's not totally sustainable at this pace. but um you know you you can see some of uh the the the talent that we have and and them coming to light right now and it's it's been a good thing. I like to see our players being rewarded for their hard work.

Bob Stauffer 2:49

All right, well you got I mean I you just look at the line with Cooley and Paturka and former Ebbington Oil King uh Dylan Gunther. I mean that line is fast and they can make plays and that's today's game, isn't it?

Bill Armstrong 3:01

It is. I know Connor McDavid's a pretty uh fast player. Uh I I would have to say that line was up there with the fastest uh line in the National Hockey League. Then they've been able to create uh a ton of grade A and grade B scoring chances just off the rush. I do believe there's more chemistry that still has to come with JJ uh you know Logan and and also obviously Dylan, you know. Uh but it's slowly coming and and uh you you can you can feel it every game. game so they're getting a little bit better every game and I still think there's more growth ahead of for that line. So it's exciting times for us.

Bob Stauffer 3:32

We're joined by Utah General Manager Bill Armstrong Bob Stoffer with you on Oilers Now. So you you're lucky your team and you got the the young guys going, but you know Nick Schmaltz right now is tied for the NHL scoring race with 16 points. It's interesting. He's a UFA. Cooley's an RFA. Uh you guys have cap space. Yeah. Is it a different story for you personally as a GM to to you know, to to to sell the long term version given with all due respect and I know you don't want to disparage what happened in Arizona, but you're in a completely different situation with the ownership uh currently in Salt Lake.