The big headline on Utah HC's off-day Tuesday will provide an early test to the club's depth just four games into the season.
After a three-game road trip through the East Coast metro area, the Utah Hockey Club will look to rebound against the Anaheim Ducks tonight.
As you may have heard, the club's blue line is getting tested early on with an injury to Sean Durzi.
It's likely Robert Bortuzzo will step into the line-up tonight for the first time, and an additional call-up from Tucson or free agent signing in the future is also likely.
The club is already off to an historic beginning; their previously undefeated start joined only the Vegas Golden Knights as the only two expansion teams to win each of their first three games.
Utah also pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the young season, taking down the Presidents' Trophy-holding New York Rangers last Saturday.
But the present moment is the biggest, as head coach Andre Tourigny keeps saying.
With Durzi absent for a while, tonight's game almost becomes a must-win situation for the young group, and will provide a good measurement of how they respond to adversity.
For more on what general manager Bill Armstrong had to say on The KSL Sports Zone's "JJ & Alex" yesterday, see here: