Clayton Keller carries the Utah Mammoth on his back after that golden Olympic glow, but the real question burns in Salt Lake's front office. GM Bill Armstrong eyes vets like Schmidt and Tanev to shore up the blue line while young guns like Guenther and Cooley push for extensions that could define this rebuild. If Keller's momentum sparks a playoff push in year two, Ryan Smith's expansion bet pays off big - or the desert ghosts haunt them still.

The Calgary Flames pull off a stunner, shipping battle-tested forward Blake Coleman to the Utah Mammoth right as the Olympic break wraps up and trade whispers turn to screams. Coleman, fresh off two Cups with Tampa and candid about the family toll of deadline drama, lands with a young Mammoth squad clinging to a Wild Card spot while waiting on Logan Cooley.

Utah shakes up its lines with Logan Cooley and Zach Kerfoot slotting back into the mix after stints on the mend, while Clayton Keller channels that Olympic snub into pure fire. Sources whisper the captain's got extra motivation now that Karel Vejmelka sat for Czechia despite his league-leading wins, and with JJ Peterka and Olli Maatta returning from international duty, the locker room buzzes with reimagined chemistry.

Logan Cooley finally sheds the non-contact jersey during Utah Mammoth practice, signaling real progress from that nagging lower-body injury that's sidelined him since early December. The 21-year-old phenom, who lit it up with 14 goals in 29 games before going down, joins full drills as NHL clubs ramp up post-Olympic break. Mammoth fans and fantasy GMs hold their breath for his Feb. 25 return against Colorado, where his speed could jolt a lineup desperate for center depth.

Utah Mammoth fans hold their breath as Alex Kerfoot and Logan Cooley ramp up from injuries, skating in non-contact jerseys at Monday's practice for the first time in weeks. Cooley, sidelined since early December with a lower-body issue, nears his eight-week timeline while Kerfoot shakes off an upper-body tweak from January, both eyeing a post-Olympic return.

Devin Cooley turns in a 36-save masterclass in his first NHL point -- yeah, he even picked up an assist -- as the Flames cling to a razor-thin edge against their hated provincial rivals.