It took lower than six minutes for the Utah Hockey Club to present its new followers one thing to cheer about.
Dylan Guenther scored the primary purpose for the franchise following its relocation from Arizona this offseason, beating Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek with this one-timer off the push within the first interval.
Take a look on the play.
Guenther is one in every of Utah’s rising stars and an enormous motive why expectations must be excessive for the staff in its new dwelling. He additionally simply signed a brand new eight-year, $60 million contract extension earlier than the season, one thing that won’t have occurred this rapidly had the staff not relocated and located new possession.
Through the franchise’s run in Arizona (because the Coyotes), it was a nonstop cleaning soap opera of possession drama, area uncertainty and a bleak long-term outlook that all the time had relocation as an choice. Through the staff’s closing two seasons in Arizona, it performed at a 4,000-seat faculty area.
It was unlucky — and unfair — to Coyotes followers who needed to preserve placing up with that, however the on-ice product and outlook is already infinitely higher in Utah. The staff has steady possession, performs in a full-size NHL area and had a productive offseason that noticed it retool its protection with the additions of Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino. Utah could possibly be a contender for a playoff spot this season.
