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Now that the Utah Mammoth have matched the Barrett Hayton offer sheet, they have as many as eight centers to slot into their four spots. That\u2019s a great problem to have.<\/p>\n

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Even with that much depth, general manager Bill Armstrong wanted to keep Hayton around. Mammoth fans might remember training camp ahead of last season, when the team experienced so many injuries that Nick Schmaltz had to move to the middle from the wing. <\/p>\n

As well as it worked out to suddenly have a bona fide first-line center, Armstrong doesn\u2019t want to go through that again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we had to go to the market, especially around the trade deadline, and go get somebody that can do a little bit of everything and play from your first line to your third line, you\u2019re looking at paying a price of a first-rounder-plus \u2014 and you\u2019ve got you\u2019ve got to beat out eight other teams at the deadline to get that player, so it\u2019s maybe even more,\u201c Armstrong explained during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done here in this particular situation is create an understanding of how valuable Barrett Hayton was from the get-go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong mentioned that \u201cprobably half\u201d of the teams in the NHL have called him this offseason to see if Hayton was available.<\/p>\n

While Hayton\u2019s situation prevents the Mammoth from trading him for the entire duration of the one-year contract, Armstrong wasn\u2019t ready to let him go for the second-round pick that would have served as compensation on the offer sheet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re on the inside with our coaches and building the club, (Hayton) does a lot of things that people can\u2019t see,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cHe\u2019s a valuable piece of our team and somebody that we believe we can move forward with and help us win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barrett Hayton, ALL IN!<\/p>\n

Tied up 1-1. pic.twitter.com\/BGADovTC1c<\/p>\n

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What will the Utah Mammoth\u2019s depth chart look like?<\/h3>\n

Mammoth fans have spent the last week speculating where newly acquired Vincent Trocheck will fit in the lineup. Will he play center or be bumped to the wing? Will he be in the top six, or will he slide to the lower half of the lineup?<\/p>\n

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Armstrong did everyone a huge favor by laying out his projections of the team\u2019s four centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we\u2019ve got some of the best center depth in the National Hockey League,\u201d he said. \u201cStarting at Nick Schmaltz on the number one line, (Logan) Cooley at the second line, Hayton on the third line and (Kevin) Stenlund on the fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n

While line combinations aren\u2019t completely decided in July, it does seem that the tentative plan is for Trocheck to start on the wing.<\/p>\n

Armstrong often talks about how important it is to have two guys on each line who can take face-offs, and a structure like this makes it possible for them to do that. <\/p>\n

The Mammoth finished 23rd in the league in draws last season at 49.2%.<\/p>\n

The next question, which has swirled around Mammoth land the last few days, is where incoming young guns Tij Iginla and Caleb Desnoyers fit into the equation with the addition of Trocheck and the returns of Hayton and Stenlund.<\/p>\n

Will they have the opportunity to make the NHL out of training camp, or is the tentative plan for them to start the season in the AHL?<\/p>\n

Armstrong anticipates that they would both start on the wing.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaleb and Tij have the ability to come in and make our team,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth can play wing, both can play opposite sides. There\u2019s a lot of flexibility for our club, but there (are) openings. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have somebody that comes in and pushes to make your team, you can always make openings for that player.\u201d<\/p>\n

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