Episode 81 - Mammoth Things Ahead? - With Utah General Manager Bill Armstrong

The NHL regular season will hit the quarter pole Thursday with all but a very few right in the mix. One of those teams is the Utah Mammoth, who have hung right in despite a very heavy road schedule. Team GM Bill Armstrong will stop by to update a unit more comfortable at home in their second season in Salt Lake City.In Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To, we have three hat tricks, a wild finish Tuesday in Dallas and a look at just how unpredictable the league is thus far.Following the Armstrong interview, Vic and Neil do a deeper dive into the Eastern Conference teams which missed the playoffs last season. Why will this season be different...or not.IN THIS EPISODE:[01:59] - Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To.[13:32] - Mammoth general manager Bill Armstrong joins the show and shares about the transition of the team from Arizona to Utah.[15:26] - Playing out of tiny Mullett Arena on the ASU campus.[16:47] - Having to proceed with playing a season amidst the rumors of the franchise moving out of Arizona. [18:12] - The uniqueness of the Salt Lake City market which had never had NHL hockey. [19:11] - Greater comfort playing at the Delta Center in the early going this season. [21:02] - After a heavy road schedule to start the season, a little bit of home cooking in the immediate for the Mammoth. [22:49] - Armstrong shares how his past experiences - including that as assistant GM in St. Louis - helped prepare him to take over in Arizona/Utah, which includes his draft philosophy.[26:38] - More about the construction of the Mammoth and where Armstrong would like to upgrade as the season progresses. [28:42] - Armstrong speaks about his head coach, Andre Tourigny. [33:29] - A little bit on the Mammoth uniforms, the road maintaining UTAH to share the pride of the state.[34:57] - A look back to the 1990 Memorial Cup where Armstrong's double overtime goal in the championship game gave Oshawa it's first title in 44 years. Quite a backstory leads up to the heroics.[42:36] - Putting a wrap on Bill Armstrong.[43:58] - Taking a look a the eight non-playoff teams in the Eastern Conference and why they could succeed this season...or not. [54:38] - A few player notes.[59:07] - Injury news.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/NHL Wraparound Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/#NHLWraparound #ShortShifts #NYCentric #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #PatrickHoffman #NHL #SummerCoolers #DrLipiRoy #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #ConnorBedard #JeffBlashill #MacklinCelebrini #WayneGretzky #SidneyCrosby #MarioLemieux #MatthewSchaefer #AustonMatthews #ConnorMcDavid #JakeGuentzel #StevenStamkos #JulienBriseBois #JamieBenn #BoHorvat #KylePalmieri #JasonRobertson #MikkoRantanen #AlexanderRomanov #GlenGulutzan #PatrickRoy #DaveJackson #DavidRittich #ScottMayfield #BobBoughner #ArizonaCoyotes #HartfordWhalers #RyanSmith #ClaytonKeller #DylanGuenther #LoganCooley #BarrettHayton #DmitriySimashev #JarmoKekalainen #DougArmstrong #LarryPleau #TijIginla #ColeBeaudoin #CalebDesnoyers #JJPeterka #MichaelKesselring #JoshDoan #AndreTourigny #EricLindros #ScottLuik #FredBrathwaite #RickCornacchia #OshawaGenerals #KitchenerRangers #MemorialCup #MikeTorchia #GilbertDionne #StephenWalkom #AntonThun #KenHolland #KarelVejmelka #VitekVanecek #MarcoSturm #DavidPastrnak #MorganGeekie #JTMiller #TageThompson #RasmusDahlin #DanVladar #JohnnyGaudreau #BooneJenner #KirillMarchenko #AdamFantilli #ZachWerenski #DanMuse #DylanLarkin #AlexDebrincat #PatrickKane #JohnGibson #CamTalbot ##AlexOvechkin #GordieHowe #MarkScheifele #BlakeWheeler #MilanLucic #ColeSchwindt #EetuLuostarinen #SergeiBobrovsky #CharlieMcAvoy #NoahDobson #AustonMatthews #MatthewTkachuk #BradyTkachuk #QuinnHughes #JackEichel #JackHughes #MattMurray #JoeyDaccord #PhilippGrubauer #JeremyLauzon #MatthewKnies #WilliamNylander #CraigBerube #NathanWalker #JohnTavares #MorganRielly #JordanBinnington