SALT LAKE CITY -- Bill Armstrong's ability to work the phones this offseason is why Ryan Smith's wouldn't stop buzzing.
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.
With the club relocating to Salt Lake City, new owners Ryan and Ashley Smith wanted to make the sort of changes that went beyond the club having a new address, color scheme and name ahead of the Utah Hockey Club's first season.